Lhotse | 2013 W Face
A Switzerland expedition to Lhotse in 2013 via W Face, led by Suzanne Huesser. Summit reached on 17th May 2013. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8111 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT13121 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 2013 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Suzanne Huesser |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Experience (Himex) Lhotse Expedition 2013 |
| 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 | France, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2013-04-12 |
| Summit Date | 2013-05-17 |
| Summit Time | 1014 |
| Summit Days | 35 |
| Total Days | 38 |
| Termination Date | 2013-05-20 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8516 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 2100 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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 | Summited Everest (EVER-131-79); attempted Nuptse (NUPT-131-03) |
| Campsites | BC(12/04,5350m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(04/05,7400m),C4(16/05,7800m),Smt(17/05) |
| Route Notes | Himalayan Experience had three teams on the immediate Everest area: to Everest, to Lhotse and to Nuptse. Russell Brice was the overall leader/organizer/supervisor, while Suzanne Huesser was the leader on the mountain. The three team's Sherpas totalled 20; 13 of these men summited Everest, three of the Everest summiters also summited Lhotse and three others also summited Nuptse. The Lhotse expedition had eight members, but only half of them went to the top. The non-summiting members were: Ms. Martine Marsigny, who had been on the Nuptse team also, but from left BC on 7 May to go home because she didn't want to go through the Icefall any more. Francois Marsigny summited Nuptse on 16 May instead of attempting Nuptse. Spruzs summited Everest 17 May, was too tired to try for another summit, so descended to C2 without attempting Lhotse. Tait summited Everest on 10 May and decided not to try for Lhotse also. Those who did go for top arrived there on 17 May. They were Ishikawa with Fura Chheten at 10:14 am, Huesser with Lhakpa Nuru at 11:23 am, Bergsma with Tashi Chhiring at 11:33 am, and Shimada with Gyalzen Dorje two minutes later. Three of these Sherpas, Fura Chheten, Rita Dorje and Sonam Finjo, went on to gain the summit of Everest a week later after having descended to BC in the interim. Members used oxygen from C3 to the summit and back to C3. Their Sherpas used it from C4 to the top to C4. Sherpas: Fura Chheten, 29/8/90, Phortse Gyalgen Dorje, 17/2/88, Phortse Lhakpa Nuru, 18/6/80, Phortse Tashi Chhiring, 8/5/90, Khumjung |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Experience |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | EVER13179 |
| Checksum | 2459208 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renee Michael Bergsma | M | 1957 | Netherlands | Climber | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Pharmacist | Details Other expeditions |
| Suzanne Katharina Huesser | F | 1967 | Switzerland | Leader | Visperterminen, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Naoki Ishikawa | M | 1977 | Japan | Climber | Meguro, Tokyo, Japan | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Francois Jacques Jean Marsigny | M | 1959 | France | Deputy Leader | Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Martine Fernande Girod Marsigny | F | 1966 | France | Climber | Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Chieko Shimada | F | 1952 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Voldemars Spruzs | M | 1958 | Latvia | Climber | Riga, Latvia | Real estate agent | Details Other expeditions |
| David Simon John (Dave) Tait | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Cobham, Surrey, England | Portfolio manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Chhetan (Fura Chhetan) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalzen Dorje (Gyaljen Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Chhiring (Tashi Tshering) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.