Lhotse | 2001 W Face

A Poland expedition to Lhotse in 2001 via W Face, led by Anna Czerwinska. Summit reached on 21st May 2001. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3836
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT01107
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Anna Czerwinska
Sponsor	Independent
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	64th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla->Khumbu Valley
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	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(06/04,5400m),C1(11/04,6100m),C2(18/04,6400m),C3(28/04,7300m),C4(19/05,7800m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	She left C4 at 05:30 hours; summit at 13:15 hours. Spent 20 minutes. Returned to C4 at about 17:30 hours. Returned to Kathmandu on May 30. Leaving on June 03. Next expedition on Makalu or Cho Oyu in September 2001. Sherpa: Pasang Tshering Sherpa (Thamo) summited with leader (same person who climbed Everest with Czerwinska last year). Joby Ogwyn - 28 March 2007 Joby Ogwyn reported that he summited Lhotse the day after Anna claimed that she had summited, but about 30-50 meters below the summit he found that her footprints made a U-turn, and therefore did not continue on to the summit.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454727
Year	2001
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	30239
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Anna Barbara
Last Name	Czerwinska
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Owns shops selling Indian-made items
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	True
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	64
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	C4 to top & back to C4
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	2431137
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anna barbara czerwinska
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	30240
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Tshering (Ang Pasang)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamiteng, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	64
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	C4 to top & back to C4
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	2440049
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang tshering (ang pasang) sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Anna Barbara Czerwinska	F	1949	Poland	Leader	Warsaw, Poland	Owns shops selling Indian-made items	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tshering (Ang Pasang) Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamiteng, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5584
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01107
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	-

Field	Value
ID	7589
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01107
Reference ID	02
Year	2001
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Czerwinska, Anna
Title	Gor Fanka
Publisher	Wydawnictwo Annapurna, Warsaw
Publication Date	2008
Language	Polish
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7753
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01107
Reference ID	03
Year	2001
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.czerwinska.szkolagorska.com
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Polish
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT01107	HIGH	-	-	-	231:71-72 (Feb 2002)	-
LHOT01107	-	Czerwinska, Anna	Gor Fanka	Wydawnictwo Annapurna, Warsaw	-	-
LHOT01107	-	-	http://www.czerwinska.szkolagorska.com	-	-	-