Lhotse | 2007 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2007 via W Face, led by Will Cross. Summit reached on 21st May 2007. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5731
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT07104
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2007
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Will Cross
Sponsor	American on Lhotse
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	106 w/Australia
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla->Lobuche
Basecamp Date	2007-04-14
Summit Date	2007-05-21
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	37
Total Days	40
Termination Date	2007-05-24
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	500
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
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(14/04,5200m),C1(24/04,6100m),C2(25/04,6400m),C3(28/04,7100m),C4(20/05,7800m),xxx-Cross(21/05,8200m),Smt-Sherpa(21/05)
Route Notes	xxx at 8200m end of fixed line. Cross left C4 at 3 am with Nawang Tenzing Sherpa, Blair Falahey and Palden Namgye. Cross led up to 8100m, but then he stopped due to cold feet. Nawang, Falahey and Palden carried on to summit and arrived there at 11 am. Cross did not like snow conditions; it was to sugary. He descended to C4, thawed his feet and carried on to C2 and arrived at 2 pm. Nawang Tenzing summited with Falahey and Palden. On way down they saw Mrs Pemba Doma slip. The other Sherpa climber who was with Pemba Doma, managed to stop. Falahey, Nawang and Palden helped him down to C4 and arrived at 5 pm.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456969
Year	2007
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	43022
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT07104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	William Hayden Gregory (Will)
Last Name	Cross
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Alpinist & motivational speaker
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8200
Summit Date 1	2007-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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 7000m ot high point to C2
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	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2437526
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william hayden gregory (will) cross
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	43023
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT07104
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Nawang Tenzing (Nawangle)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	2007-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	106
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	2434864
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nawang tenzing (nawangle) sherpa
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
William Hayden Gregory (Will) Cross	M	1967	USA	Leader	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Alpinist & motivational speaker	Details Other expeditions
Nawang Tenzing (Nawangle) Sherpa	M	1960	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.