Lhotse | 2003 W Face

A Spain expedition to Lhotse in 2003 via W Face, led by Mikel Alvarez. Summit reached on 25th May 2003. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4334
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT03102
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Mikel Alvarez
Sponsor	Independent climber
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Cho Oyu->Ktm->Lukla->Namche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	2003-05-12
Summit Date	2003-05-25
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	13
Total Days	16
Termination Date	2003-05-28
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7700m due to stomach disorder, vomitting (blood), could not drink and eat
High Point (m)	7700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Attempted Cho Oyu (CHOY-031-09)
Campsites	BC(12/05,5400m),C2(13/05,6450m),C3(18/05,7300m),C4(25/05,7700m),xxx(25/05,7700m)
Route Notes	Alvarez left Cho Oyu on 2-3 May. C2 was established wth two porters on May 13. May 26 got sick - exhausted went down to C2. Did not try again. Pasaban and one Sherpa summited. Alvarez returned to KTM 30th will leave on June 1.
Accidents	Stomach disorder, vomitting
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455463
Year	2003
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	33768
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT03102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Miquel (Mikel)
Last Name	Alvarez Menor
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Artica, Navarra, Spain
Occupation	Restauranteur
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	2003-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2003-05-26
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	7700
Death Notes	Stomach disorders
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2435197
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	miquel (mikel) alvarez menor
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Miquel (Mikel) Alvarez Menor	M	1960	Spain	Leader	Artica, Navarra, Spain	Restauranteur	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.