Lhotse | 2008 W Face

A Spain expedition to Lhotse in 2008 via W Face, led by Fernando Yarto. Summit reached on 19th May 2008. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6052
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT08121
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Fernando Yarto
Sponsor High Mountain Military Group 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 Chile
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2008-04-11
Summit Date 2008-05-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 38
Total Days 45
Termination Date 2008-05-26
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7800m due to falling stone that hit Borja
High Point (m) 7800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(11/04,5300m),C1(18/04,6000m),C2(29/04,6400m),C3(10/05,7150m),C4(19/05,7800m),xxx(20/05,7800m)
Route Notes High Mountain Military group expedition 2008 to Lhotse - Fernando Yarto Yarto wrote in his email that Borja, Gonzalez, Lopez and Yarto reached C4 on 20 May and slept there. A falling stone hit Borja's left leg while he was having dinner inside the tent at about 5:30 pm. Rescue operation started in the early morning on 21 May. Andres, Calvo and Tirapli reached C4 on 19 May. Martin and Verdugo climbed up to C3 on 10 May. Collao sent up to C2 on 29 April. The team returned to Kathmandu on 29 May and left on 31 May.
Accidents Falling stone hit Borja's left leg
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457334
Year 2008
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jesus Andres M 1971 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army sergeant Details Other expeditions
Francisco Borja Alvarez M 1976 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army officer Details Other expeditions
Carlos Calvo Fuene M 1960 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army brigadier Details Other expeditions
Guillermo Collao M 1972 Chile Climber Los Andes, Chile Army sergeant Details Other expeditions
Juan Roberto Gonzalez M 1973 Chile Climber Los Andes, Chile Army corporal Details Other expeditions
German Lopez M 1974 Spain Climber Torla, Huesca, Spain Army lieutenant Details Other expeditions
Adriano Martin M 1974 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army master sergeant Details Other expeditions
Javier Tirapli M 1981 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army nurse Details Other expeditions
Felipe Verdugo M 1980 Chile Climber Los Andes, Chile Army lieutenant Details Other expeditions
Fernando Yarto Nebreda M 1970 Spain Leader Jaca, Huesca, Spain Army major Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.