Lhotse | 2015 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2015 via W Face, led by Ryan Waters. Summit reached on 24th April 2015. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8810
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT15108
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Ryan Waters
Sponsor Mountain Professionals Everest-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 UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2015-04-12
Summit Date 2015-04-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 19
Termination Date 2015-05-01
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6100m due to earthquake
High Point (m) 6100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(12/04,5350m),C1(14/04,6100m),xxx(24/04,6100m)
Route Notes The team established BC on 12 April, and C1 was occupied on the 24th by all 4 Everest members and their only Lhotse climber in their brief acclimatization climb. They descended to BC in the morning of the 25th, a few hours before the earthquake struck. Fortunately they had pitched their BC close to the foot of the Khumbu Icefall, so it was not damaged by the avalanching triggered by the earthquake that destroyed camps farther away from the Icefall. All their tents were undamaged except for the shower tent, which had been tied down and therefore ripped. The team stayed in BC until 1 May and then trekked to Lukla and flew to Kathmandu on the 4th.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Trailblazer
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459917
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ryan Powers Waters M 1973 USA Leader Boulder, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Katrina Louise Follows F 1973 UK Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Athlete Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.