Lhotse | 2010 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2010 via W Face, led by Dick Morse. Summit reached on 15th May 2010. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6786
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT10103
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2010
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Dick Morse
Sponsor	US Lhotse 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	-
Approach	Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2010-03-21
Summit Date	2010-05-15
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	55
Total Days	25
Termination Date	2010-04-15
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7900m due to no tent at C4
High Point (m)	7900
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	200
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
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	Attempted Ama Dablam (AMAD-101-08)
Campsites	BC(16/04,5350m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(26/04,7100m),C4(06/05,7900m),xxx(15/05,7900m)
Route Notes	Mingma Dorje went to C4 on 6th May to drop the loads and pitch the tent. Morse was at BC. On 15th May, Morse and Mingma Dorje climbed to C4. Mingma Dorje started from C2 at 3 am and Morse started from C3 at 7 am. They reached C4 at about 3 pm. When they got there, their tent had gone (probably blown away by the wind). It would have been their summit push to use the weather window on 16th May, but as they did not have a tent they abandoned the expedition. They descended again to C3, where they arrived at 8 pm and stayed the night. On 16th May they descended to C2, and on 17th May to BC. Morse used oxygen from C3 to C4 and back to C3. Mingma used oxygen from Yellow Band to C4. Sherpa: Mingma Dorje, Tapting, Solu, 17/7/79, Everest in 2004, 2007 and 2008
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Peak Promotion
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458062
Year	2010
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	50769
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT10103
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2010
Season	1
First Name	Richard Paul (Dick)
Last Name	Morse
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	West Chester, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Retired civil engineer
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7900
Summit Date 1	2010-05-15
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 C3 to C4 to C3
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	3
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2431986
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard paul (dick) morse
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	50770
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT10103
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2010
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Dorje (Mingmar Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tapting, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7900
Summit Date 1	2010-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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 Yellow Band to 790m
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	3
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2442144
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma dorje (mingmar dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Richard Paul (Dick) Morse	M	1951	USA	Leader	West Chester, Pennsylvania	Retired civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje (Mingmar Dorje) Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tapting, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.