Lhotse | 2012 W Face

A India expedition to Lhotse in 2012 via W Face, led by Champa Younten. Summit reached on 25th May 2012. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7588
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT12115
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Champa Younten
Sponsor Indian Army Snow Lion Lhotse Expedition 2012
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 Nepal
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2012-04-06
Summit Date 2012-05-25
Summit Time 0630
Summit Days 49
Total Days 52
Termination Date 2012-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 4
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(06/04,5350m),C1(21/04,6000m),C2(28/04,6400m),C3(01/05,7300m),C4(24/05,7800m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes Summit on 25 May by Champa (w/o oxygen) Dorjee Gonmo, Dorjee Kelsang, Gurung, Chechok, Palmo, Tsering (w/o oxygen), Sonam Chhiring, Nima Dorje, Dawa Rita, Pemba Chhiring at 6:30 am. Team left C4 at 11 pm NST on 24 May. Straightforward climb apart from seeing the Czech climber just below the summit rock. They spent about 15 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at 10 am. On 26 May they descended to C2 and on 27 May to BC. Seven members (both of Hada's Lhotse and Everest team) ran the Everest Marathon. Dorjee Kelsang came 2nd in foreigner's male category. Tsering Palmo came first in foreigner's female category. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by Gongpo Dorjee, Dorjee Kelsang, Gurung, Khechok, Palmo Taken and used from C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas Not used by Champa and Dawa Tsering
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Expeditions
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

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Champa Younten M 1974 India Leader Gangtok, Sikkim, India Serving in Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Gongpo Dorje M 1986 India Climber Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India Serving in Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Kelsang Dorjee Bhutia M 1981 India Climber Gangtok, Sikkim, India Serving in Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Gun Bahadur Gurung M 1978 Nepal Climber Bakrang, Gorkha Serving in Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Tenzin Khechok M 1981 India Climber Gondia, Maharashtra, India Serving in Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Tsering Palmo F 1988 India Climber Upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India Serving in Indian Army Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tsering M 1975 India Climber West Kemeng, Arunachal Pradesh, India Serving in Indian army Details Other expeditions
Sonam Chhiring Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje (Ngima Dorchi) Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Rita Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhiri Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.