Lhotse | 2003 W Face

A Nepal expedition to Lhotse in 2003 via W Face, led by Surya Sen Thakuri (Nepalese team). Summit reached on 13th May 2003. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4337
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT03104
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Surya Sen Thakuri (Nepalese team)
Sponsor	Indo-Nepal Army Everest-Lhotse Expedition 2003
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	84th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2003-04-02
Summit Date	2003-05-13
Summit Time	0815
Summit Days	41
Total Days	56
Termination Date	2003-05-28
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Everest (EVER-031-05)
Campsites	BC(02/04),C1(07/04,5943m),C2(16/04,6492m),C3(18/04,7315m),C4(12/05,7750m),Smt(13/05)
Route Notes	C1 at 5943m at top of Icefall C2 at 6492m in W Cwm C3 at 7315m on Lhotse West Face C4 at 7750m on right side of yellow band just below couloir. Top reached on 8:15 am; had left C4 at 1:00 am; down to C2 that night. Team consisted of the 3 summiters only. Had planned to send 5 members to top in one party but one of them Baniya got appendicitis in C2 at end April and evacuated by helicopter to KTM and Raju Thapa was moved to administration work at BC or C2 (Padam Bahadur Tamang also shifted to administration work). Could send only one team up for top because of delay due of bad weather. All summiters (and only they) used oxygen sleeping in C4, to top and down to C4 only. Sherpa summiters: Pemba Tshering, Khunde, 35, (2/8/2025), 1st 8000er Pemba Chhiring/Chirri, Beding, 19, (2/9/2000, Everest X1 (22/5/01)
Accidents	Baniya appendicitis in late April in C2
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

Field	Value
ID	33790
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT03104
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Ramsharan
Last Name	Karki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Katakuti, Dolakha
Occupation	Lance corporal, RNA
Leader	False
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	2003-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	84
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleep C4, to top & down to C4 only
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	2440182
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ramsharan karki
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33791
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT03104
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Ram Chandra
Last Name	Shrestha
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Agnichowk, Dhading, Bagmati Zone
Occupation	Army commissioned officer
Leader	False
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	2003-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	84
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleep C4, to top & down to C4 only
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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436505
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ram chandra shrestha
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33792
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT03104
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Rajan Kumar
Last Name	Thapa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Tanki Sinuwari, Morang
Occupation	Army corporal
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6492
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2438610
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rajan kumar thapa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33793
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT03104
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Rudra Prasad
Last Name	Timalsina
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Pokhara
Occupation	Army sergeant
Leader	False
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	2003-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	84
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleep C4, to top & down to C4 only
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	2437409
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rudra prasad timalsina
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33794
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT03104
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Tshering (Pemba Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, 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	2003-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	84
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleep C4, to top & down to C4 only
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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2027
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba tshering (pemba chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	33795
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT03104
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Pema Chhiring/Chhiri
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	19
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	2003-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	84
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleep C4, to top & down to C4 only
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	2443641
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pema chhiring/chhiri sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	33956
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT03104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Surya Sen
Last Name	Thakuri
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Kathmandu
Occupation	Commandant, High Altitude Mountain Warfare School at Jomsom (Lt. Col.)
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2432876
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	surya sen thakuri
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	33957
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT03104
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Kalika
Last Name	Baniya
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Fulharka, Dhading, Bagmati Zone
Occupation	Army corporal
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6492
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Appendicitis in April
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2440420
Summit Note 1	2
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kalika baniya
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ramsharan Karki	M	1974	Nepal	Climber	Katakuti, Dolakha	Lance corporal, RNA	Details Other expeditions
Ram Chandra Shrestha	M	1964	Nepal	Climber	Agnichowk, Dhading, Bagmati Zone	Army commissioned officer	Details Other expeditions
Rajan Kumar Thapa	M	1970	Nepal	Climber	Tanki Sinuwari, Morang	Army corporal	Details Other expeditions
Rudra Prasad Timalsina	M	1966	Nepal	Climber	Pokhara	Army sergeant	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering (Pemba Chhiri) Sherpa	M	1965	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pema Chhiring/Chhiri Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Surya Sen Thakuri	M	1954	Nepal	Leader	Kathmandu	Commandant, High Altitude Mountain Warfare School at Jomsom (Lt. Col.)	Details Other expeditions
Kalika Baniya	M	1974	Nepal	Climber	Fulharka, Dhading, Bagmati Zone	Army corporal	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.