Lhotse | 2013 W Face

A Taiwan expedition to Lhotse in 2013 via W Face, led by Lee Hsiao-Shih. Summit reached on 18th May 2013. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8126
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT13125
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Taiwan
Leaders	Lee Hsiao-Shih
Sponsor	Taiwanese Lhotse 2011
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	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	2013-05-18
Summit Time	2000
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	1
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(5350m),C1(6000m),C2(6400m),C3(7000m),C4(17/05,7800m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes	At about 6 pm the same day, Kenton Cool had heard about the Taiwanese climber, Hsiao-Shih Lee, who was very unwell in his tent at Lhotse lower C4. Cool moved down to be with Lee and stayed with him the whole night. Lee passed away at about 7 am on 20 May.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	7 Summits Adventure
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459209
Year	2013
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	59460
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13125
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Hsiao-Shih
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Leader
Residence	Chaiyi, Taiwan
Occupation	Artist & 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	2013-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	2000
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	True
Death Date	2013-05-20
Death Time	0400
Death Type	1
Death Height (m)	7800
Death Class	5
AMS	True
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	aka Li Xiao-Shi
Necrology	(1955-2013) Died 20 May 2013 on Lhotse of AMS
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433374
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	hsiao-shih lee
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	60095
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13125
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Chhiring Sonam
Last Name	Lama
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	2013-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	2000
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	-
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	2445715
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhiring sonam lama
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	60096
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13125
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Chhebi
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2013-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	2000
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	-
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	2440285
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhebi bhote
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hsiao-Shih Lee	M	1955	Taiwan	Leader	Chaiyi, Taiwan	Artist & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Sonam Lama	M	1989	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Chhebi Bhote	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8812
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT13125
Reference ID	01
Year	2013
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.7summits-adventure.com/news/all/item_2157/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT13125	-	-	http://www.7summits-adventure.com/news/all/item_2157/	-	-	-