Lhotse | 2013 W Face

A Australia expedition to Lhotse in 2013 via W Face, led by Ralph Schweizer. Summit reached on 20th May 2013. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8101
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT13109
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Ralph Schweizer
Sponsor	Baruntse-Lhotse Australian 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	Pangboche
Basecamp Date	2013-05-06
Summit Date	2013-05-20
Summit Time	1700
Summit Days	14
Total Days	17
Termination Date	2013-05-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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	Attempted Baruntse (BARU-131-02)
Campsites	BC(06/05,5350m),C2(03/05,6400m),C3(10/05,7300m),C4(19/05,7800m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes	Schweizer and Dignan (of another expedition) left C4 at 6 am. Straightforward climb. Lot of rock fall. Spent about 15 minutes on summit, it was partially cloudy and windy. He and Dignan descended to C4, where they arrived at 8 pm. On 21 May to C2. On 22 May to BC. Other three members from Baruntse team (Jack Carmody, Peter Malliaris and Russell Tomlin) did not go to Lhotse (and were not listed on the Lhotse permit).
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Ang Rita Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	BARU13102
Checksum	2459211
Year	2013
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	59312
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13109
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Ralph Max
Last Name	Schweizer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Drummoyne, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Consultant (agriculture)
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
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	2013-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1700
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441246
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ralph max schweizer
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ralph Max Schweizer	M	1977	Australia	Leader	Drummoyne, NSW, Australia	Consultant (agriculture)	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.