Lhotse | 2013 S Col-W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2013 via S Col-W Face, led by Greg Vernovage. Summit reached on 19th May 2013. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8129
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT13126
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Greg Vernovage
Sponsor	International Mountain Guides (IMG) 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	Austria
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2013-04-10
Summit Date	2013-05-19
Summit Time	0715
Summit Days	39
Total Days	35
Termination Date	2013-05-15
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
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-131-81)
Campsites	BC(10/04,5325m),C1(19/04,6900m),C2(21/04,6700m),C3(29/04,7300m),C4(17/05,7900m),EVER.Smt(18),C4(18/05,7900m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	The first Everest summit party was a small one who left for the top from C4 at 9:30 pm on 17 May. They were Hamill, Hasenstab, Heggland and Neil with seven Sherpas, Chhedar, Chewang Lendu, Pasang, Pemba, Sonam Dorje, Tashi Tsering and Thunang Lhomi (not a Sherpa). All summited between 5:55 and 7:30 am on the 18th. They were back in C4 between 3:30 and 5:00 that afternoon. Two of these summiters, Niel and Chhewang Lendu, went from C4 at the South Col that afternoon over to C4 for Lhotse, which had been established by expedition Sherpas while climbers were going to Everest's summit. The two then summited Lhotse the next day, 19 May.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Beyul Adventure
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	EVER13181
Checksum	2459210
Year	2013
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	59493
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13126
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Paul
Last Name	Niel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Hong Kong
Occupation	Financial expert
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	2013-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
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 & from C3 to smt to C2
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	2441651
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul niel
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	59494
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13126
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Gregory (Greg)
Last Name	Vernovage
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Ashford, Washington
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2439505
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gregory (greg) vernovage
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	59495
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT13126
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Chhewang Lendu (Tsewang Lendu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
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	2013-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
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 & 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	7th ascent of Lhotse
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442307
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhewang lendu (tsewang lendu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Paul Niel	M	1978	Austria	Climber	Hong Kong	Financial expert	Details Other expeditions
Gregory (Greg) Vernovage	M	1972	USA	Leader	Ashford, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Chhewang Lendu (Tsewang Lendu) Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.