Lhotse | 2006 W Face

A Spain expedition to Lhotse in 2006 via W Face, led by Jesus Gonzalez Calleja. Summit reached on 12th May 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5322
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT06107
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Jesus Gonzalez Calleja
Sponsor	Lhotse Desafio Extremo
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	98th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla->Lobuche->BC
Basecamp Date	2006-04-13
Summit Date	2006-05-12
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	29
Total Days	32
Termination Date	2006-05-15
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	100
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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	-
Campsites	BC(13/04,5350m),C1(20/04,6060m),C2(25/04,6400m),C3(10/05,7200m),C4(11/05,7900m),Smt(12/05)
Route Notes	Calleja and Tshering Wangchu left C4 at 2 am. They teamed up with Dawa Chhiri Sherpa from Phurte/Thamo, who was working for a Norwegian Expedition. Calleja and Dawa Chhiri were quicker than Tshering Wangchu Sherpa so they left him at about 8250m. Calleja did not want to use oxygen but was forced to as it was very cold and windy (about 130 km/h). Calleja and Dawa Chhiri summited together and stayed about 30 minutes on the summit. Even though it was very cloudy, the clouds lifted occasionally and Calleja could take pictures on their descent. They met Tshering Wangchu Sherpa at 8400m on his way up. Calleja and Dawa Chhiri arrived at C4 at 8:30 am. Tshering Wangchu arrived at 9:30 am; he had very cold hands and feet and remained in C4 for a while with Dawa Chhiri before they descended to C2 together. Calleja left C4 at 9:45 am, descended to C2 where he had some soup and carried on to base camp, where he arrived at 5:50 pm. He thinks that he is the first person to have C4->summit->BC in the 15 hours 50 minutes. Calleja and Tshering Wangchu climbed alpine-style until 100m below the summit, where they fixed 100m of rope.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456594
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	40268
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT06107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Jesus
Last Name	Gonzalez Calleja
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Leon, Spain
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
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	2006-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0645
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	98
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 8200m to smt & back to C4
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	2436775
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jesus gonzalez calleja
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	40269
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT06107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Tshering Wangchu (Tshering Ongchuk)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamo, 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	2006-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	98
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
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	2443305
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tshering wangchu (tshering ongchuk) sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jesus Gonzalez Calleja	M	1965	Spain	Leader	Leon, Spain	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Tshering Wangchu (Tshering Ongchuk) Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamo, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.