Lhotse | 2011 W Face

A India expedition to Lhotse in 2011 via W Face, led by Arjun Vajpai. Summit reached on 20th May 2011. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7110
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT11101
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Arjun Vajpai
Sponsor Mt. Lhotse Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Dingboche->Lobuche
Basecamp Date 2011-04-20
Summit Date 2011-05-20
Summit Time 0813
Summit Days 30
Total Days 32
Termination Date 2011-05-22
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 3
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(20/04,5410m),C1(25/04,6000m),C2(01/05,6340m),C3(18/05,7100m),C4(19/05,7900m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes Young climber Vajpai started his summit push at 3 am on 20 May from C4 with Naga Dorje, Nima Tshering and Nawang Tenzing. The team reached to the top at 8:13 am and stayed on summit between 30-45 minutes then descended to C4 at 10:30 am. Vajpai and his climbing Sherpas continued descending. They arrived C2 around 2 pm. Next day on 21st went down to BC. The summit day weather was excellent, clear sky, no wind and no clouds. There was one Japanese (Kondo) climber with one Sherpa on the summit. There were not any other climbers on the summit that day, Probably that was the day on which youngest person and oldest Japanese summited Lhotse. Fixed rope: Sherpas put up (no idea). Sherpas: Nanda Dorje, 30/12/66 (15/9/2023), Khumjung, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X3 Nima Tshering, 28/1/90 (15/10/2046), Khumjung, no 8000ers Nawang Tenzing, "Nawangle", 1/2/60, Phortse, Everest X3, Lhotse X2
Accidents -
Achievement Youngest person to summit Lhotse
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458433
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Arjun Vajpai M 1993 India Leader Noida, UP, India Student Details Other expeditions
Nanda Dorje (Naga Dorje, Nanga) Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Tenzing (Nawangle) Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.