Lhotse | 2009 W Face

A Spain expedition to Lhotse in 2009 via W Face, led by Xavier Arias. Summit reached on 20th May 2009. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6463
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT09102
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Xavier Arias
Sponsor Xavi Arias Lhotse
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 137
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2009-04-23
Summit Date 2009-05-20
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 27
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2009-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(23/04,5400m),C1(24/04,6000m),C2(25/04,6400m),C3(30/04,7100m),C4(19/04,7700m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes Arias left C4 at 3:30 am. He was climbing on his own but met Dujmovits team on way up. He spent about 10 minutes on summit where he met Hirotaka Takeuchi of Dujmovits team. He descended to C4 and arrived at 6 pm. On 21 May to C2, which he had to dismantle and carry down. He hired a Sherpa to help him. He descended to BC on 22 May. Arias Sherpa, who he had hired at beginning of expedition, had left him when he went down to Lobuche from 12 May to 15 May. For this reason he had to work on mountain between C3 and C4 on his own. He says it was the hardest thing he'd ever done.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457701
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Francesc Xavier (Xavi) Arias Sunyer M 1970 Spain Leader Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.