Lhotse | 2011 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2011 via W Face, led by Eben Reckord. Summit reached on 19th May 2011. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7194
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT11111
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Eben Reckord
Sponsor International Mountain Guides (IMG) 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 UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2011-04-11
Summit Date 2011-05-19
Summit Time 1415
Summit Days 38
Total Days 40
Termination Date 2011-05-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 1600
Total Members 4
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(11/04,5350m),C1(20/04,5900m),C2(22/04,6550m),C3(01/05,7300m),C4(20/05,7850m),Smt(19,21/05)
Route Notes C2 in Western Cwm C3 on West Face C4 on West Face. The team had four members, but only two got to the summit. McCullum went into the Icefall to 5400m on 30 April, but her bad back sent her down to BC, and she never went higher. Reckord stayed in BC after having gotten to the South Summit of Everest on 21 May and then turned back because he was tired. He did not try for Lhotse's summit. The summiters, Arnsby, Postal and two Sherpas, Chewang Lendu and Pemba Dorje left their C4 for the top at 10:00 pm on 20 May, and summited at 5:00 am on the 21st. They descended to C2 at 2:00 pm. Chewang Lendu had already been to the top on the 19th, when he and Himalayan Experience Sherpas finished fixing the rope to the summit. He joined Arnsby and Postal from C3 on their way to the top on 21 May and thus did not make a complete second ascent. Arnsby and Postle used oxygen in C3 to the to where. Their Sherpas used it from where? to where? to where?. Fixed rope: 1600m from C4 to top. Sherpas: Chewang Lendu, 19/4/80, Phortse, Lhotse X3, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1, Manaslu X1 Pemba Dorje, 1961, Pangboche, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X2
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Beyul Adventure
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458477
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Simon David Arnsby M 1968 UK Climber Nassau, Bahamas Financial investor Details Other expeditions
Donna D. McCullum F 1961 USA Climber Fayetteville, North Carolina Educator/exercise physiologist Details Other expeditions
Mark Edwin Postle M 1969 USA Climber Bend, Oregon Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Eben Fleming Reckord M 1983 USA Leader Eugene, Oregon Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Chhewang Lendu (Tsewang Lendu) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje Sherpa M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.