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Ranking in 7summits list, either CP or K | : | 107 |
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Ranking in Carstensz Pyramid list | : | 0 |
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Ranking in Kosciuszko list | : | 76 |
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First name | : | Benedict (Beno) |
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Family name | : | Kashakashvili |
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Gender | : | male |
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Country of origin | : | Georgia |
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Date of Birth | : | 1964-03-09 |
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Name of first summit | : | Denali |
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Date of climbing the first summit | : | 1996-03-00 |
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Name of final summit in Carstensz list | : | xxx |
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Date of final summit in Carstensz list | : | 0000-00-00 |
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Name of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | Vinson |
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Date of final summit in Kosciuszko list | : | 2002-12-25 |
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Date of climbing Kilimanjaro | : | 2000-10-01 |
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Date of climbing Elbrus | : | 2002-11-30 |
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Date of climbing Aconcagua | : | 2001-11-00 |
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Date of climbing Denali | : | 1996-03-00 |
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Date of climbing Vinson | : | 2002-12-25 |
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Date of climbing Everest | : | 1999-05-12 |
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Date of climbing Carstensz Pyramid | : | 0000-00-00 |
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Date of climbing Kosciuszko | : | 2000-09-20 |
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Climbed Carstensz Pyramid? | : | No |
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Climbed Kosciuszko? | : | Yes |
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Total time including Carstensz Pyramid | : | |
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Total time including Kosciuszko | : | 06y,298d |
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Age when finished with CP | : | |
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Age when finished with K | : | 38y,290d |
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Website | : | http://www.risk.ru/eng/people/beno/ |
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Additional Info | : | (texts taken from http://www.risk.ru/eng/people/beno/ with permission from Beno)
Born 09.03.1964 in the town of Rustavi, Georgia.
Master of Sports, Chairman of Georgian Alpine and Rock Climbing Association (Member of UIAA since 1993).
Many times winner of USSR Army (Trans-Caucasian Military district) Championships, winner of the rock climbing competition in Georgia, experience of difficult ascents, more then 20th of them - high graduated - Caucasus, Tien-Shan, USA. Climbed Everest (in 1999), expedition include in the Guinness book, because one of the member was the oldest Everest climber - Lev SARKISOV. Generally climbed more then 100 mountains.
Graduated from Georgian Polytechnic Institute in 1980.
Metallurgist by profession, now a businessman.
Graduated the mountain-guide school in Elbrus region.
Nominated by the special diploma of the Nepal Government and by medal "Ice and Fire" of the second stage by mountain Federation of Russia.
Has in his climbing record
Pik Lenina (7134 m)
p. Korzhenevskoj (7105 m)
p.Khan-Tengri (6995 m)
p.Pobeda (7439 m)
El Capitan
McKinley (6194 m)
Everest (8848 m)
Organised several expeditions
1989 - Mt. Ushba, Caucasus (Myshlyaev route), Mt.Shkhara (Khergiani route)
1996 - McKinley (6194 m) - first Georgian expedition
1996 - Chatyn, North wall (Myshlyaev route)
1997 - Everest, attempt of Afi Guigani and Beno Kashakashvili
1997 - pik Pobeda (7439 m)
1998 - El Capitan, " The Nose" route
1999 International Everest expedition. Reached the summit
2000 United Russian-Georgian expedition "Lhotse-2000"
Lhotse 2000 Live: lhotse.siol.net
As well he climbed: Oguz-Bashi (Tien-Shan, 5200 m), Dgigit (Tien-Shan, 5200 m), SuAlto (Italy, Dolomite, 2001), Aconcagua (Andes, 6960, 2001) Almost complete the "7 Summits" programme.
Makes videos about mountains
SuAlto - 20 min
"Chatyn" - 16 min
"Meeting with El Capitan" - 17 min
"The northernmost seven-thousander (Pobeda)" - 20 min
"Everest - chronicle of ascents" - 20 min
"Lhotse" - 26 min
Beno Kashakashvili
At Moscow Mountain Film Festival in 1999 got the prize "The best camera for extreme conditions"
Has a daughter Sofiko.
Sponsors
"Austrian Airline"
"Swissair"
"Financial-industry group association of Russia"
"TbilCreditBank"
"MAGTI Group"
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