Lhotse | 2005 W Face

A UK expedition to Lhotse in 2005 via W Face, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 5th June 2005. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5010
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT05104
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Henry Todd
Sponsor Himalayan Guides Everest and 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 France
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2005-04-10
Summit Date 2005-06-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 56
Total Days 58
Termination Date 2005-06-07
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8000m due to wind, cold and black clouds moving in
High Point (m) 8000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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 Attempted Everest (EVER-051-90)
Campsites BC(10/04),C1(14/04,6000m),C2(17/04,6400m),C3(19/05,7300m),C4(04/06,7600m),xxx(05/06,8000m)
Route Notes Lhotse bid: Only one attempt was made to reach Lhotse's top. Claire David and Pemba Tshering made their C4 on 4 June at 7600m, having climbed there from C3 at 7300m up Lhotse's West Face; got to about 8000m and then the wind and cold and black clouds sent them down to C2. David used oxygen from C4 to 8000m, Pemba Tshering used none. Sherpas to Lhotse: Pemba Tshering, 1965, Pangboche, Everest X2, Lhotse X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route True
Primary Member True
Primary Reference False
Primary ID EVER05190
Checksum 2456252
Year 2005
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Henry Barclay Todd M 1945 UK Leader Kingussie, Inverness, Scotland Expedition organizer & leader Details Other expeditions
Claire Sylvie David F 1972 France Climber Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France Local development executive Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering (Pemba Chhiri) Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.