Lhotse | 2011 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2011 via W Face, led by Garrett Madison. Summit reached on 15th May 2011. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7173
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT11107
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Garrett Madison
Sponsor Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Everest & Lhotse Expedition 2011
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 S Africa
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2011-04-14
Summit Date 2011-05-15
Summit Time 0530
Summit Days 31
Total Days 47
Termination Date 2011-05-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 600
Total Members 9
Summit Members 3
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 True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Everest on 14 and 19 May
Campsites BC(14/04,5350m),C1(20/04,5900m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(29/04,7300m),C4(13/05,8000m),Smt(15,20/05)
Route Notes Horst left the South Col after climbing Everest at midnight of 14 May. He descended via Geneva Spur and ascended via Lhotse C4. AAI Sherpas had fixed rope the previous day. He spent half an hour on summit and descended to C2, where he arrived at 10 am. Kami Rita, Madison and Halliday left South Col on 19 May at 9:45 pm. After summiting Everest they descended via Geneva Spur and ascended via Lhotse C4. When they reached summit it was still dark so they waited until sunrise. They descended to C2, arrived 9 am. Kami Rita had stayed at South Col while team climbed Everest.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference False
Primary ID EVER11149
Checksum 2458473
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Michael Wayne Gibbons M 1956 USA Climber Yorba Linda, California Business entrepreneur Details Other expeditions
Thomas Halliday M 1962 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Stockbroker Details Other expeditions
Robert William (Rob) Hart M 1972 S Africa Climber Singapore Fund manager Details Other expeditions
James Michael Horst M 1978 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Mason (Ben) Jones M 1978 USA Deputy Leader Jackson, Wyoming Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Garrett Christian Madison M 1978 USA Leader Bainbridge Island, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Louis John Mariorenzi M 1955 USA Climber Jamestown, Rhode Island Orthopedic surgeon Details Other expeditions
Gary James Nelson M 1959 USA Climber La Crescenta, California Attorney Details Other expeditions
Marshall Warren M 1954 USA Climber Copper Canyon, Texas Airline pilot Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.