Lhotse | 2012 W Face

A New Zealand expedition to Lhotse in 2012 via W Face, led by Adrian Ballinger. Summit reached on 23rd April 2012. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7590
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT12117
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Adrian Ballinger
Sponsor Himalayan Experience (Himex) Lhotse Expedition 2012
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries France, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-04-22
Summit Date 2012-04-23
Summit Time -
Summit Days 1
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2012-05-07
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at BC due to unstable conditions on Lhotse face
High Point (m) 5267
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Lobuche East on 26 and 28th April
Campsites BC(23/04,5269m),xxx(5267m)
Route Notes BC at lowest bC Did not go above BC (did no climbing). After the team arrived at BC, they went to Lobuche East for an acclimatization climb. They summited the mountain on 26 April and again on the 28th, then returned to BC on the 30th. At this time, the Khumbu Icefall was very unstable and the dry West Face of Lhotse, overshadowing the Western Cwm, was frequently shedding loose rock. The leader, Russell Brice, considered the conditions too dangerous and announced on 5 May that the expedition was cancelled. No one climbed above BC.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458818
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Adrian John Ballinger M 1976 UK Leader Carnelian Bay, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Sergei Baranov M 1969 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia Business manager Details Other expeditions
Renee Michael Bergsma M 1957 Netherlands Climber Amsterdam, Netherlands Pharmacist Details Other expeditions
Naoki Ishikawa M 1977 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Photographer Details Other expeditions
Francois Jacques Jean Marsigny M 1959 France Climber Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Martine Fernande Girod Marsigny F 1966 France Climber Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David McKinley M 1968 New Zealand Climber Canterbury, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Chieko Shimada F 1952 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Real estate agent Details Other expeditions
Shinji Tamura M 1966 Japan Deputy Leader Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alec Joseph Turner M 1965 USA Climber Fairbanks, Alaska Stone fabricator Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.