Lhotse | 2001 W Face

A Poland expedition to Lhotse in 2001 via W Face, led by Dariusz Zaluski. Summit reached on 21st May 2001. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3835
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT01106
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Dariusz Zaluski
Sponsor	Independent
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	65th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2001-04-06
Summit Date	2001-05-21
Summit Time	1315
Summit Days	45
Total Days	51
Termination Date	2001-05-27
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(06/04),C1(11/04,6100m),C2(18/04,6400m),C3(21/04,7300m),C4(19/05,7800m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	May 21 left C4 at 06:20; summit at 13:15 hours, spent 20 minutes on top, down to C3 at 19:30 hours. Zaluski returned to Kathmandu on May 30. Will leave on June 1. In email message to Jeevan, Zaluski said on 29 June: "I was using oxygen while breaking the trail in the couloir; I used about 1/3 of the bottle and stopped using it one hour before summit." So he used it part-time in summit bid on 21 May.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454727
Year	2001
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	30238
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01106
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Dariusz Jerzy
Last Name	Zaluski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Shop salesman of gloves, scarves, etc.
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	2001-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1315
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	65
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	While breaking trail in the col
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434804
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dariusz jerzy zaluski
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dariusz Jerzy Zaluski	M	1959	Poland	Leader	Warsaw, Poland	Shop salesman of gloves, scarves, etc.	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5583
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01106
Reference ID	01
Year	2001
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2002
Language	-
Citation	231:71-72 (Feb 2002)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT01106	HIGH	-	-	-	231:71-72 (Feb 2002)	-