Lhotse | 2012 S Col-W Ridge

A India expedition to Lhotse in 2012 via S Col-W Ridge, led by Ajay Kothiyal. Summit reached on 26th May 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7890
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT12128
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2012
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-W Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Ajay Kothiyal
Sponsor	Indian Army Women Everest Expedition
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	-
Basecamp Date	2012-04-16
Summit Date	2012-05-26
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	40
Total Days	43
Termination Date	2012-05-29
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(16/04,5350m),C1(21/04,6100m),C2(27/04,6700m),C3(30/04,7200m),C4(19/05,7900m),Smt(18,26/05)
Route Notes	The sirdar of the Indian Army Women's Expedition, Dawa Ongchu, directed the Everest Sherpas towards the end from C4, but he himself did not go to the summit of Everest (he had already been there four times), but went alone from C4 to Lhotse's summit on the 26th and back to C4 the same day.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Rimo Expeditions
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458851
Year	2012
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-w ridge

Field	Value
ID	58074
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT12128
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2012-05-26
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439655
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa wangchuk (dawa ongchu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ajay Kothiyal	M	1969	India	Leader	Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India	Army officer	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.