Lhotse | 2013 W Face

A New Zealand expedition to Lhotse in 2013 via W Face, led by Guy Cotter. Summit reached on 22nd May 2013. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8112
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT13122
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Guy Cotter
Sponsor	Adventure Consultants 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	Australia, Canada
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2013-04-12
Summit Date	2013-05-22
Summit Time	0730
Summit Days	40
Total Days	43
Termination Date	2013-05-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
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	-
Campsites	BC(12/04,5300m),C1(21/04,6000m),C2(28/04,6400m),C3(08/05,7400m),C4(21/05,7800m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes	All four members got to the top with four Sherpas. They left C4 at 1:30 am on 22 May, reached the summit at 7:30 am and descended all the way to C2 at 6:00 pm. They were in BC the next day, 23 May. Members usd oxygen in C3 to the summit to C3, while their Sherpas used it from C4 to the top to C4. Sherpa summiters: Ang Phurba Sherpa, 25/11/85, Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Everest X1, Manaslu X2 Dawa Temba Sherpa, 8/7/89, Yaphu-9, Everest X1 Mingma Dupka, 28/6/80, Yaphu-9, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1 Pemba Ongdi Sherpa, 2/11/87, Yaphu-9, Everest X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459213
Year	2013
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	59346
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13122
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Anthony Donald
Last Name	Baldry
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Airle Beach, QLD, Australia
Occupation	Investor
Leader	False
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	2013-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C3
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	2435964
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anthony donald baldry
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	59347
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13122
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Edmund Guy
Last Name	Cotter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Wanaka, New Zealand
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2013-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C3
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	2435880
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edmund guy cotter
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	59348
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13122
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Heather
Last Name	Geluk
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Management consultant
Leader	False
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	2013-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C3
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	2440872
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	heather geluk
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	59349
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13122
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Susan Veronica Louise
Last Name	Kelly
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Wanaka, New Zealand
Occupation	General manager of Adventure Consultants
Leader	False
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	2013-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C3
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	2438543
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	susan veronica louise kelly
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	59350
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13122
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Ang Phurba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2013-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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 C4 to smt to C4
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	2444348
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang phurba sherpa
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	59351
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13122
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2013-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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 C4 to smt to C4
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	2445665
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	59352
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13122
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Ongdi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2013-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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 C4 to smt to C4
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	2445080
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba ongdi sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	59353
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13122
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Dukpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2013-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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 C4 to smt to C4
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	2442378
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma dukpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Anthony Donald Baldry	M	1962	Australia	Climber	Airle Beach, QLD, Australia	Investor	Details Other expeditions
Edmund Guy Cotter	M	1962	New Zealand	Leader	Wanaka, New Zealand	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Heather Geluk	F	1976	Canada	Climber	London, England	Management consultant	Details Other expeditions
Susan Veronica Louise Kelly	F	1969	New Zealand	Climber	Wanaka, New Zealand	General manager of Adventure Consultants	Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa	M	1985	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Temba Sherpa	M	1989	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Ongdi Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dukpa Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9153
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT13122
Reference ID	01
Year	2013
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Lhotse_Dispatch2013/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT13122	-	-	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Lhotse_Dispatch2013/	-	-	-