Lhotse | 2014 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2014 via W Face, led by John All. Summit reached on 18th April 2014. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8502
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT14104
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	John All
Sponsor	Himalayan Ecstasy Lhotse Expedition Spring 2014
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2014-04-15
Summit Date	2014-04-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	3
Total Days	7
Termination Date	2014-04-22
Termination Reason	14
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5800m due to fatal avalanceh and Sherpa strike
High Point (m)	5800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	1
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(15/04,5300m),xxx(18/04,5800m)
Route Notes	No climbing as Khumbu icefall doctors did not fix the route due to death of 16 Sherpas by avalanche on the icefall. Gale did not leave Kathmandu. Hired: Asman Tamang, (22/1/2044) 5/5/1987, Sotang-9, Solukbumbu (his first time on Everest) Roshan Bhattarai Asman Tamang died in the fatal avalanche of April 18.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Ecstasy Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459545
Year	2014
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	61811
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT14104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	John David
Last Name	All
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Occupation	Geography professor, Western Kentucky University
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2438373
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john david all
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	61812
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT14104
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	David Nelson
Last Name	Byrne Jr.
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Portland, Oregon
Occupation	Architect
Leader	False
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2437432
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david nelson byrne jr.
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61813
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT14104
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Christopher Kevin (Chris)
Last Name	Cosgriff
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Portland, Oregon
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
Leader	False
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436346
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher kevin (chris) cosgriff
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61814
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT14104
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Richard Howard (Dick)
Last Name	Gale
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Chilwell, Nottingham, E Midlands, England
Occupation	Army engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2438428
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard howard (dick) gale
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61815
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT14104
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Ulyana Nadia
Last Name	Horodyskyj
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Geological sciences, graduate student
Leader	False
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2444479
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ulyana nadia horodyskyj
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61816
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT14104
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Jacob Leo
Last Name	St. Pierre
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Concord, New Hampshire
Occupation	Personal trainer
Leader	False
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2441573
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jacob leo st. pierre
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61863
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT14104
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Asman
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sotang-9, Solukbumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5800
Summit Date 1	2014-04-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	2014-04-18
Death Time	0645
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	5800
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1987-2014) Died 18 Apr 2014 on Lhotse from ******
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2444852
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	asman tamang
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
John David All	M	1969	USA	Leader	Bowling Green, Kentucky	Geography professor, Western Kentucky University	Details Other expeditions
David Nelson Byrne Jr.	M	1966	USA	Climber	Portland, Oregon	Architect	Details Other expeditions
Christopher Kevin (Chris) Cosgriff	M	1963	USA	Climber	Portland, Oregon	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Richard Howard (Dick) Gale	M	1969	UK	Climber	Chilwell, Nottingham, E Midlands, England	Army engineer	Details Other expeditions
Ulyana Nadia Horodyskyj	F	1986	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Geological sciences, graduate student	Details Other expeditions
Jacob Leo St. Pierre	M	1978	USA	Climber	Concord, New Hampshire	Personal trainer	Details Other expeditions
Asman Tamang	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sotang-9, Solukbumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.