Lhotse | 2012 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2012 via W Face, led by Ryan Waters. Summit reached on 25th May 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7580
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT12106
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2012
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Ryan Waters
Sponsor	Waters to Dhaulagiri & Lhotse
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	Norway
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2012-05-12
Summit Date	2012-05-25
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	13
Total Days	15
Termination Date	2012-05-27
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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 Dhaulagiri (DHA1-121-06)
Campsites	BC(12/05,5350m),C1(16/05,6400m),C3(18/05,7300m),C4(24/05,7800m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes	Summit on 25 May by Skog, Waters at 10 am. Team left C4 at 4:30 am. Indian army team was ahead of them. They experienced a lot of rockfall in the couloirs, but otherwise a straightforward climb. They spent 30 minutes on summit and descended to C2, where they arrived at 4 pm. On 26 May they descended to BC and left BC on 27 May and walked to Lukla. Oxygen: Taken and used from C4 to top to C4.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	High Altitude Dreams
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458850
Year	2012
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	56133
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT12106
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Cecilie
Last Name	Skog
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Nurse
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	2012-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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 C4 to smt to C4
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440253
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	cecilie skog
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	56134
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT12106
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Ryan Powers
Last Name	Waters
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	2012-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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 C4 to smt to C4
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439907
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryan powers waters
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Cecilie Skog	F	1974	Norway	Climber	Oslo, Norway	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Ryan Powers Waters	M	1973	USA	Leader	Boulder, Colorado	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.