Lhotse | 2009 W Face

A New Zealand expedition to Lhotse in 2009 via W Face, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 22nd May 2009. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6471
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT09110
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Russell Brice
Sponsor Himalayan Experience (Himex) Everest Expedition 2009
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 140
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries USA
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2009-04-16
Summit Date 2009-05-22
Summit Time 0805
Summit Days 36
Total Days 41
Termination Date 2009-05-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 1
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(16/04,5400m),C2(29/04,6400m),C3(02/05,7200m),C4(21/05,7800m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes Team left C4 at 4 am on 22 May. Weather was clear and calm. Rope had been fixed by Kazakh Lhotse-Everest Traverse team. A few days before, however Nima had to redo some of the anchors as they did not look very solid. When they got to summit the wind had picked up. They spent about 15 minutes on summit. Descent difficult due to high winds and white-out. They got to C4 at 10:30 am and continued to descend to C2, where they arrived at 2:30 pm. Following day, Miller descended to BC. Nima stayed at C2 to take down the camp. Nima Tshering had already summited Mount Everest on 5 May with David Tait as part of Himex.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457703
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ellen Elizabeth Miller F 1959 USA Climber Vail, Colorado Outdoor fitness manager Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Leader Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.