Lhotse | 2015 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2015 via W Face, led by Garrett Madison. Summit reached on 25th April 2015. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8750
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT15104
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Garrett Madison
Sponsor Madison Mountaineering Lhotse Expedition 2015
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 S Africa
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2015-04-13
Summit Date 2015-04-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2015-04-27
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6500m due to earthquake
High Point (m) 6500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Attempted Everest (EVER-151-68)
Campsites BC(13/04),C1(22/04,6000m),C2(25/04,6500m),xxx(25/04,6500m)
Route Notes All members spent the nights of 25 and 26 April with 16 Sherpas at C2 (6500m) because the earthquake on the 25th had cut the climbing route and left them stranded. On the 27th they trekked down to C1 and were picked up from there by a helicopter and flown to BC. From there they trekked down to Gorak Shep; some members, including the two who intended to scale Lhotse, flew from Gorak Shep to Lukla and flew to Kathmandu via Biratnagar; the others trekked to Lukla and flew to Kathmandu directly.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER15168
Checksum 2459918
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Garrett Christian Madison M 1978 USA Leader Bambridge Island, Washington Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Alan Duane Arnette M 1956 USA Climber Fort Collins, Colorado Retired manager in technology company Details Other expeditions
Louis Carstens M 1962 S Africa Climber Johannesburg, S Africa Psychologist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.