Lhotse | 2012 W Face

A Romania expedition to Lhotse in 2012 via W Face, led by Alex Gavan. Summit reached on 18th May 2012. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7592
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT12119
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2012
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Romania
Leaders	Alex Gavan
Sponsor	Romanian to Lhotse
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	-
Approach	Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2012-04-12
Summit Date	2012-05-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	36
Total Days	38
Termination Date	2012-05-20
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7600m due to pain in left lung
High Point (m)	7600
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(12/04,5350m),C1(16/04,6000m),C2(18/04,6400m),C3(01/05,7100m),xxx(18/05,7600m)
Route Notes	High point on 18 May at 7600m by Gavan at 4:30 pm. Gavan left C3 at 7:30 am. He was very slow and did not feel well. When he reached the bottom of the Yellow Band after 9 hours (far too slow), he decided to turn back as his left lung was hurting. He descended to C2 where he arrived at 8 pm. On 19 May he descended to BC and left BC on 20 May. He walked to Lukla in 25 hours non-stop and flew to Kathmandu on 21 May. He was being tested for pneumonia at CIWEC. Oxygen: Not taken, not used
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458843
Year	2012
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	56184
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT12119
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Alexandru Costin (Alex)
Last Name	Gavan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Leader
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Alpinist, photographer & public speaker
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	2012-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	4
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2443140
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexandru costin (alex) gavan
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alexandru Costin (Alex) Gavan	M	1982	Romania	Leader	Bucharest, Romania	Alpinist, photographer & public speaker	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.