Lhotse | 2012 W Face

A UK expedition to Lhotse in 2012 via W Face, led by Ted Atkins. Summit reached on 27th May 2012. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7583
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT12109
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2012
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Ted Atkins
Sponsor	Brit on 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	-
Approach	Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2012-04-20
Summit Date	2012-05-27
Summit Time	0845
Summit Days	37
Total Days	39
Termination Date	2012-05-29
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(20/04,5350m),C2(20/05,6400m),C3(25/05,7100m),C4(26/05,7800m),Smt(27/05)
Route Notes	Summit on 27 May by Atkins at 8:45 am. Atkins left C4 at 2 am. They were two other teams on the mountain. Straightforward climb. Atkins walked past the dead Czech climber and found it very traumatizing due to the way he had his eyes wide open. He spent about 20 minutes on the summit, and descended to C4, where he arrived at 10:30 am, broke down the camp and carried on to C2, where he arrived at 8 pm. On 28 May he descended to BC. On 29 May he ran the Everest marathon to Namche in 10 hours. Oxygen: From C3 to top to C3 by Atkins.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458852
Year	2012
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	56141
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT12109
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Ian Edward (Ted)
Last Name	Atkins
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Nottingham, E Midlands, England
Occupation	Oxygen specialist
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	2012-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0845
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to smt to C3
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	(1958-2018) Died 21 August on Civetta, Dolomites from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434516
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ian edward (ted) atkins
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ian Edward (Ted) Atkins	M	1958	UK	Leader	Nottingham, E Midlands, England	Oxygen specialist	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.