Lhotse | 2010 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2010 via W Face, led by Joby Ogwyn. Summit reached on 7th May 2010. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6784
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT10101
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2010
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Joby Ogwyn
Sponsor Everest Wingsuit Expedition 2010
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 -
Basecamp Date 2010-04-30
Summit Date 2010-05-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 8
Termination Date 2010-05-08
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m (never really intended to summit)
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(30/04,5350m),C1(06/05,5900m),xxx(07/05,6400m)
Route Notes Joby never intended to climb Lhotse. He is planning to jump out of a helicopter in a wingsuit in October 2010. He wanted to have a closer look at the Western Cwm to see where he could land.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458054
Year 2010
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Joby David Ogwyn M 1974 USA Leader Santa Barbara, California Television host, professional alpinist & Wingsuit pilot Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.