Lhotse | 2010 W Face

A Italy expedition to Lhotse in 2010 via W Face, led by Marco Confortola. Summit reached on 15th May 2010. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6874
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT10118
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2010
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Italy
Leaders Marco Confortola
Sponsor Lhotse 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 Phakding->Namche
Basecamp Date 2010-04-17
Summit Date 2010-05-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 28
Total Days 31
Termination Date 2010-05-18
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7791m due to cold feet
High Point (m) 7791
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/04,5000m),C2(20/04,6450m),C4(14/05,7791m),xxx(15/05,7791m)
Route Notes Confortola and Pasang Lama started their summit push and spent the night of 14 May at C4. Confortola's feet started getting cold. All his toes were amputed due to frostbite while on K2 in 2008. On 15 May Confortola and Pasang descended to BC.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cho Oyu Trekking
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 None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Marco Confortola M 1971 Italy Leader Valfurva, Sondrio, Italy Alpine guide, ski instructor & helicopter rescue expert Details Other expeditions
Pasang Lama Bhote M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.