Lhotse | 2013 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2013 via W Face, led by Robert Arciaga. Summit reached on 2nd May 2013. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8108
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT13116
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Robert Arciaga
Sponsor	USA Lhotse Spring 2013
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	Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date	2013-04-12
Summit Date	2013-05-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	20
Total Days	24
Termination Date	2013-05-06
Termination Reason	10
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7500m due to not strong enough
High Point (m)	7500
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(12/04,5350m),C1(26/04,5900m),C2(27/04,6300m),C3(01/05,6500m),xxx(02/05,7500m)
Route Notes	Arciaga's original plan was: (1) come back alive (2) reach 8000m (3) reach the summit Once he realised as difficult it was to breath in high altitude (mostly with an old Russian mask) and that the Lhotse West Face normal route was rather more technical than Everest, even in a good shape, he decided to cancel goals 3 and 2 for completing 1. They left BC, went back to Kathmandu for two days and then went trekking in Ganesh Himal for two weeks. Oxygen: Taken and not used Sherpa: Ang Kaji Sherpa, 21/8/84, Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Dream Himalaya Adventures
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459193
Year	2013
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	59327
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13116
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Robert Louis
Last Name	Arciaga
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Imperial Beach, California
Occupation	Retired teacher & football coach
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)	7500
Summit Date 1	2013-05-02
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to high pt to C2
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2431132
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert louis arciaga
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	64
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	59328
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13116
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Ang Kazi (Ang Kaji)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	7500
Summit Date 1	2013-05-02
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	1
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2443944
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang kazi (ang kaji) sherpa
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Robert Louis Arciaga	M	1949	USA	Leader	Imperial Beach, California	Retired teacher & football coach	Details Other expeditions
Ang Kazi (Ang Kaji) Sherpa	M	1984	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.