Lhotse | 2005 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2005 via W Face, led by Shane Edmonds. Summit reached on 30th May 2005. 20 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4990
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT05102
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Shane Edmonds
Sponsor International Lhotse Expedition
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 Australia, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Israel
Approach Lukla->Namche->BC
Basecamp Date 2005-04-14
Summit Date 2005-05-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 46
Total Days 50
Termination Date 2005-06-03
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8000m due to bad weather, strong winds
High Point (m) 8000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 50
Total Members 16
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
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 -
Campsites BC(14/04,5500m),C1(24/04,6000m),C2(29/04,6400m),C3(17/05,7100m),C4(30/05,8000m),xxx(30/05,8000m)
Route Notes Avalanche at C2 on 4 May: Durga Sherpa [Tamang] injured his back (bruised), Barilla's face was cut by a rock, Bach bruised his ankle, Gautier bruised his kidney (he was passing blood), Bourdeau cut fingers and foot. Durga and Bourdeau were slightly above C1 and were hit by a wind blast (rocks hit them) caused by avalanche at 5:30 am. Barilla, Bach and Gautier were further below and caught in the avalanche and were carried down for about 50 meters. They were all able to free themselves. All 5 were picked up by helicopter on 6 May from BC. Oxygen used from 7600m (sleep from 8000m). Barlow had HAPE at BC and was helicoptered out from Lobuche on 15 April. Broili left on 24 April due to HAPE at C1. Hagge left on 20 May due to cracked rib (he had reached C2). William Thomas and Meyering left on 17 April due to fatigue. Wigderson left BC on 5 May due to lack of motivation. All 3 Sherpas are from Patle.
Accidents Avalanche injuries, HAPE, cracked rib
Achievement -
Agency Everest Parivar
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER05195
Checksum 2456246
Year 2005
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

20 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
James Frederick Bach M 1956 USA Climber Jamaica, New York Builder Details Other expeditions
Jason J. Barilla M 1980 USA Climber Jamaica, New York Student Details Other expeditions
David George Barlow M 1964 USA Climber Steamboat Springs, Colorado Supermarket manager Details Other expeditions
Pierre Bourdeau M 1964 Canada Climber Lantier, Quebec Accountant Details Other expeditions
Ben M. Broili M 1975 USA Climber Tacoma, Washington Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Shane David Edmonds M 1979 USA Leader Glenwood Springs, Colorado Heavy construction equipment operator Details Other expeditions
Blair John Falahey M 1970 Australia Climber Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Builder Details Other expeditions
Jowan Gautier M 1974 Canada Climber Montreal, Quebec Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Malte Hagge M 1961 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia Hospital equipment maintenance staff Details Other expeditions
Maximo Gustavo Kausch Serantes M 1981 Argentina Climber London, England Alpine Instructor Details Other expeditions
Mark Christopher Mervin M 1976 USA Climber Olympia, Washington Construction worker Details Other expeditions
Gary Livingston Meyring M 1945 USA Climber Mill Valley, California Architect, construction manager Details Other expeditions
Jason William Thomas M 1973 USA Climber Anchorage, Alaska Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
William Thomas M 1945 USA Climber Boca Raton, Florida Retired math teacher Details Other expeditions
Kay Thurley M 1979 Germany Climber Falkensee, Brandenburg, Germany Student Details Other expeditions
Eyal Wigderson M 1981 Israel Climber Jerusalem, Israel Summer camp climbing instructor Details Other expeditions
Maya Sherpa F 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-5, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Phuri (Ang Phuri) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Patle, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Gyaluk (Gyalu Lama) Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-5, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Durge Bahadur Tamang M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.