Lhotse | 2003 W Face
A Austria expedition to Lhotse in 2003 via W Face, led by Christian Stangl. Summit reached on 12th May 2003. 1 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4339 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT03108 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 2003 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Christian Stangl |
| Sponsor | Independent climber on Lhotse |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2003-04-05 |
| Summit Date | 2003-05-12 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 37 |
| Total Days | 48 |
| Termination Date | 2003-05-23 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8200m due to bad sore throat |
| High Point (m) | 8200 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(05/04,5300m),C2(12/04,6500m),C3(26/04,7300m),C4(11/05,7800m),xxx(12/05,8200m) |
| Route Notes | First attempt on May 12 from C4 reached upto 8200m. Stangl felt very cold without oxygen and had to retreat. He went down to C2 on 13th and BC on the 11th. His second attempt was on 18th. At C2 got very bad sore throat and went down to BC on 19th. He gave up this climb. Returned to KTM on 27th and will leave Nepal on 31st. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455495 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
1 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Stangl | M | 1966 | Austria | Leader | Admont, Styria, Austria | Electricial technician | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHOT03108 | - | Stangl, Christian | Skyrunner | Leykam Verlag, Graz, Austria | - | - |