Lhotse | 2013 W Face

A Belgium expedition to Lhotse in 2013 via W Face, led by Bart Menu. Summit reached on 5th May 2013. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8110
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT13119
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Belgium
Leaders	Bart Menu
Sponsor	Axismundi Lhotse Expedition
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	-
Basecamp Date	2013-04-12
Summit Date	2013-05-05
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	23
Total Days	40
Termination Date	2013-05-22
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7100m due to members' altitude sickness
High Point (m)	7100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
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(12/04,5350m),C1(17/04,6100m),C2(25/04,6500m),C3(05/05,7500m),xxx(05,18/05,7100m)
Route Notes	The Belgians established C3 at 7,500 m on 5 May and then went down to BC for a rest and to acclimatize to Khumbu's altitude. They returned to C3 on 18 May and planned to sleep for one night there, go back to C2 for one night, again to go up to C3 for a night, move upto C4 and go for the summit. But they got to sleep in C3 because both members had altitude sickness and his teammate Artinopoulos was seriously dehydrated. They again went down to C2 hoping to find medical help for Artinopoulos there, but there was none to be found. They decided not to take any risk, descended to BC and abandoned the climb.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459196
Year	2013
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	59332
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13119
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Dimitri
Last Name	Artinopoulos
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Climber
Residence	Overijse, Belgium
Occupation	Firefighter
Leader	False
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)	7100
Summit Date 1	2013-05-18
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	2
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2437288
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dimitri artinopoulos
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	59333
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13119
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Bart Fernand Jozef
Last Name	Menu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Leader
Residence	Overijse, Belgium
Occupation	Firefighter
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)	7100
Summit Date 1	2013-05-18
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	2
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2437049
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bart fernand jozef menu
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Dimitri Artinopoulos	M	1966	Belgium	Climber	Overijse, Belgium	Firefighter	Details Other expeditions
Bart Fernand Jozef Menu	M	1965	Belgium	Leader	Overijse, Belgium	Firefighter	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.