Lhotse | 2013 W Face
A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2013 via W Face, led by Dan Mazur. Summit reached on 19th May 2013. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8113 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT13124 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 2013 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Dan Mazur |
| Sponsor | SummitClimb 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, Germany, Finland, Poland, Slovakia |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2013-04-17 |
| Summit Date | 2013-05-19 |
| Summit Time | 0600 |
| Summit Days | 32 |
| Total Days | 39 |
| Termination Date | 2013-05-26 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8516 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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-131-80) |
| Campsites | BC(17/04,5300m),C1(23/04,6000m),C2(28/04,6400m),C3(02/05,7000m),C4(18/05,7800m),Smt(19,23/05) |
| Route Notes | Although there were 12 members on the team, nine of them did not plan to climb above C3 (7000m); only three of them intended to go to the top. They were Fila, Hyrylainen and Pontinen, and all three succeeded. [The others were on the Lhotse permit to gain access to the Western Cwm for a training climb on the W Face of Lhotse.] C4 was established on 18 May at 7800m by Hyrylainen, Pontinen, Sherpas Lhakpa and Pasang. They left camp for the top at 1:00 am on the 19th. Hyrylainen and Lhakpa reached the summit at 6:00 am, while Pontinen and Pasang summited at 7:30 am. They descended to C2 at 3:30 pm. On the 22nd, Fila and Karma Gyalje left C4 at 1:00 am, were on the top at 6:45 am and went down to C2 at noon. The members used oxygen from C3 to the summit to C3; their Sherpas used it from Lhotse's C4 to the summit and back to Lhotse's C4. Sherpa summiters: Karma Gyalje Sherpa, 18/1/82 (5/10/2038), Patle, Okhaldhunga Lhakpa Sherpa, 24/1/64 (10/10/2020), Patle Pasang Sherpa, 1/10/85 (15/6/2042), Patle |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Parivar |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | EVER13180 |
| Checksum | 2459210 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Edward Faulder | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | Jamul, California | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Keith Alan Faulder | M | 1958 | USA | Climber | Ukiah, California | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Slavomir Fila | M | 1978 | Slovakia/USA | Climber | San Francisco, California | Software product manager | Details Other expeditions |
| John Robert Grehan | M | 1980 | Australia | Climber | Gordonvale, QLD, Australia | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sandra Grosskinsky | F | 1982 | Germany | Climber | Freising, Bavaria, Germany | Divemaster | Details Other expeditions |
| Mario Hasanakos | M | 1985 | Australia | Climber | Hampton, Victoria, Australia | Trader | Details Other expeditions |
| Anne-Mari Hyrylainen | F | 1978 | Finland | Climber | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Athlete | Details Other expeditions |
| Donald Goodwin Lenz | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | Stockton, California | Business manager for his family's extensive farming property | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Lee (Dan) Mazur | M | 1960 | USA | Leader | Seattle, Washington | Alpine organizer | Details Other expeditions |
| Violetta Maria Pontinen | F | 1964 | Poland | Climber | Espoo, Finland | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Stanley Whitehead | M | 1966 | Australia | Climber | Perth, WA, Australia | Coal miner | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Gyalje Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa (Kongle) Sherpa | M | 1964 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mitchell Cadden | M | 1967 | Australia | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHOT13124 | - | - | http://www.summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&nid=218 | - | - | - |