Lhotse | 2003 W Face

A India expedition to Lhotse in 2003 via W Face, led by Ashok Abbey (Indian team). Summit reached on 13th May 2003. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4335
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT03103
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Ashok Abbey (Indian team)
Sponsor Indo-Nepal Army Everest-Lhotse Expedition 2003
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 83rd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-04-01
Summit Date 2003-05-13
Summit Time 0800
Summit Days 42
Total Days 57
Termination Date 2003-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 28
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 16
Summit Hired 2
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 Climbed Everest (EVER-031-04)
Campsites BC(01/04,5944m),C1(13/04,5947m),C2(17/04,6858m),C4(12/05,7772m),Smt(13/05)
Route Notes Summit party left C4 at 1:00 am 13 May, all 12 from start to top. On top 8:00 am, returned to C2 same day at 4:30-6:00 pm, brought down C4. Dangerous from rock falling down couloir. Winds had destroyed tents at C3 4 May and had to be replaced. After summit success Surjeet Singh Thakur and Champa Youten left BC on 18th to run in Everest marathon. Oxygen used by all summiters from C3 to top to C4. Sherpa summiters: Pemba Rinzi/Rinji, Kharikhola, 28 yrs old, Everest X4 Pasang Rinzi, Kharikhola, 29/1/76, Everest X1, Annapurna I
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Expeditions
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455451
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ashok Abbey M 1961 India Leader Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India Principal of Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi Details Other expeditions
Chering Norbu Bodh M 1969 India Climber Chobrang, Lahaul & Spiti, HP, India Army JCO (junior commissioned officer) Details Other expeditions
Neel Chand Dogra M 1970 India Climber Nukker, Lahaul & Spiti, HP, India Army JCO (junior commissioned officer) Details Other expeditions
Palden Giachho Negi M 1969 India Climber Batseri, Kinnaur, HP, India Army JCO (junior commissioned officer) Details Other expeditions
Surjeet Singh Thakur M 1968 India Climber Dorda, Chamba, HP, India Army NCO (non-commissioned officer) Details Other expeditions
Champa Younten M 1974 India Climber Zuluck, Gangtok, Sikkim, India Army NCO (non-commissioned officer) Details Other expeditions
Pemba Rinzi/Rinji Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rinji Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LHOT03103 HJ Abbey, Ashok Indian Army on Everest and Lhotse - 60:43-53 (2004) -
LHOT03103 IM Abbey, Ashok Ascent of Everest and Lhotse - 39:11-20 (2004) -
LHOT03103 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/60/8/indian-army-on-everest-and-lhotse/ - - -