Lhotse | 2006 W Face
A Chile expedition to Lhotse in 2006 via W Face, led by Rodrigo Jordan Fuchs. Summit reached on 11th May 2006. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5325 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT06110 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Chile |
| Leaders | Rodrigo Jordan Fuchs |
| Sponsor | Chilean Lhotse Expedition 2006 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 97th,99th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-04-02 |
| Summit Date | 2006-05-11 |
| Summit Time | 1330 |
| Summit Days | 39 |
| Total Days | 45 |
| Termination Date | 2006-05-17 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8516 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 2000 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 11 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(02/04),C1(21/04,6100m),C2(23/04,6500m),C3(09/05,7300m),C4(10/05,7800m),Smt(11-12/05) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on West Face C4 on "turtle" at Yellow Band and bottom of couloir. 11th May summiters left C4 3:00 am and on top 1:30 pm; Alvial, Jordan and Scott Ibanez slept in C4, Nicolas Ibanez and Meza in C3, and Lhakpa Rita and Phu Tash in C2. 11 May 7:00 pm summit party for 12 May arrived in C4 and this the reason 2 members and Sherpas went to lower camps. 12 May summiters left C4 at 1:00 am, Becker and Varela on top at 8:00 am, Guzman and Alvial arrived 9:30 am, Ibarra and Irarrazaval at 12:00 with 2 Sherpas Palden Namgyal and Chewang Lendu. Oxygen: all members in C4 to top to C4 except Alvial and Olivares used none at all and "Scott" Ibanez in C3 to top to and in C3; Sherpas in C4 to top to C4. Lucero went to C2, then decided he had climbed enough and made no attempt to go higher. Sherpa summiters: Chewang Lendu, Phortse, 19/4/80 Lhakpa Rita, Phortse, 4/9/71, Everest X3, etc Palden Namgye, Phortse, 22/9/72, Everest X2, etc Phu Tashi, Phortse, 18/5/73 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456593 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Misael Alvial Cid | M | 1962 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Gabriel Andres Becker Mardones | M | 1979 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Airplane pilot & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Eugenio Luis Guzman Letelier | M | 1976 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Agricultural engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicolas Ibanez Scott Sr. | M | 1956 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Grocer | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicolas Ibanez Varela | M | 1983 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Maria Paz (Pacha) Ibarra Letelier | F | 1978 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Sebastian Irarrazaval Dominguez | M | 1978 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Rodrigo Hernan Jordan Fuchs | M | 1959 | Chile | Leader | Santiago, Chile | Professor of chemical engineering | Details Other expeditions |
| Claudio Lucero Martinez | M | 1933 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Alpine instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Maximiliano (Max) Meza Edwards | M | 1979 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Administrator of chain of climbing gear stores in Chile | Details Other expeditions |
| Ernesto Olivares Miranda | M | 1964 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Sebastian Ignacio (Pollo) Varela Contador | M | 1976 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Forestry engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Phu Tashi Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Rita Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Palden Namgye/Namgyal Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhewang Lendu (Tsewang Lendu) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHOT06110 | - | Jordan, Rodrigo | Lhotse, La Montana Olvidada | By author, Santiago, Chile | - | - |