Participants of the expedition under the stone commemorating Polish mountaineers who died on the southern wall of Lhotse. From the left: Przemysław Piasecki and Elżbieta Piętak.

Expedition to Lhotse 1989. Expedition leader Jerzy Kukuczka. Attempted entry through the southern wall, a height of about 8,380 m above sea level has been reached. The expedition ended with the tragic death of Jerzy Kukuczka.