Lhotse | 2013 S Col-W Face

A India expedition to Lhotse in 2013 via S Col-W Face, led by Chhanda Gayen. Summit reached on 20th May 2013. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8127
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT13123
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Chhanda Gayen
Sponsor	First West Bengal Woman 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	Standard
Basecamp Date	2013-04-12
Summit Date	2013-05-20
Summit Time	0500
Summit Days	38
Total Days	41
Termination Date	2013-05-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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-131-63)
Campsites	BC(12/04,5300m),C1(20/04,6100m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(15/05,7500m),C4(16/05,8000m),EVER.Smt(18/05),C4(18/05,8000m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes	Gayen and Nga Tashi left C4 at 8:45 pm on 17 May for summit. They got to the top at 7 am on 18 May. They stayed on summit for 20 minutes, then returned to C4 where they arrived at 1 pm to sleep there. Lhotse: Gayen and Nga Tashi left C4 at 6:30 pm on 19 May for Lhotse summit and got there at 5 am on 20 May and stayed on summit for 10-15 minutes, then descended to C2 where they reached at 11:30 am. Next day 21 May they went down to BC. Sherpa: Nga Tashi Sherpa, 4/10/80, Yaphu 9, Makalu, Kangchenjunga
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Loben Expeditions
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	EVER13163
Checksum	2459211
Year	2013
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	59470
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13123
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Chhanda
Last Name	Gayen
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Howrah, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Business (distributor of Amul dairy products)
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	0500
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	-
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	2442023
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhanda gayen
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	59471
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13123
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Nga Tashi
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	2013-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0500
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	-
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	2nd ascent of Lhotse
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442475
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nga tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Chhanda Gayen	F	1979	India	Leader	Howrah, West Bengal, India	Business (distributor of Amul dairy products)	Details Other expeditions
Nga Tashi Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.