Lhotse | 2012 W Face
A Russia expedition to Lhotse in 2012 via W Face, led by Alexei Bolotov. Summit reached on 26th September 2012. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7866 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT12302 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 2012 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Leaders | Alexei Bolotov |
| Sponsor | Lhotse 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 | Romania |
| Approach | Khumbu Valley |
| Basecamp Date | 2012-09-10 |
| Summit Date | 2012-09-26 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 39 |
| Termination Date | 2012-10-19 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned due to bad weather and lack of acclimatization on the first attempt |
| High Point (m) | 8450 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 200 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| 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(10/09,5300m),C1(14/09,6100m),C2(18/09,6300m),C3(19/09,7000m),C4(25/09,7800m),xxx(26/09,8450m) |
| Route Notes | On summit attempt day, the team left C4 at 1 am, reached high point at 8 am and was back C4 at 11 am where they slept. The team did climb in a very good weather conditions (not cold, no wind) without anybody else around. In fact, they didn't intend to attempt for the summit that time, having not enough acclimatized, but the weather was so good that they decided to try it anyway and both went close from summit. Both hoped after that for next time, but the weather turned bad for too long a time and they decided to abandon (Alex Gavan left BC before Alexei Bolotov). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Seven Summit Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458974 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Bolotov | M | 1963 | Russia | Leader | Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia | Metallurgical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexandru Costin (Alex) Gavan | M | 1982 | Romania | Climber | Bucharest, Romania | Alpinist, photographer & public speaker | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.