Lhotse | 2006 W Face

A Japan expedition to Lhotse in 2006 via W Face, led by Seizou Kusakari. Summit reached on 2nd May 2006. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5328
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT06114
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Seizou Kusakari
Sponsor	Lhotse Golden Jubilee 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	-
Approach	Standard
Basecamp Date	2006-04-11
Summit Date	2006-05-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	21
Total Days	40
Termination Date	2006-05-21
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6400m due to chest pains and frostbite
High Point (m)	6400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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	False
O2 Descent	True
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(11/04,5380m),C1(01/05,6050m),C2(02/05,6400m),xxx(02/05,6400m)
Route Notes	While at C2 suffered from chest pain and symptoms of frostbite in legs. Decided to give up. The team returned to Kathmandu on May 24 and will leave on 27th. Sherpa: Mingma Dorje, aka Mingma, 1/10/77, Thamo, Everest X2
Accidents	Chest pain and frostbite
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456584
Year	2006
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Seizou Kusakari	M	1944	Japan	Leader	Samakawa, Koyurugi, Japan	Retired alpinist	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.