Lhotse | 2015 W Face

A UK expedition to Lhotse in 2015 via W Face, led by Phil Crampton. Summit reached on 23rd April 2015. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8862
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT15111
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Phil Crampton
Sponsor Altitude Junkies 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 Australia, China, Lithuania
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2015-04-11
Summit Date 2015-04-23
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 20
Termination Date 2015-05-01
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to earthquake
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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(11/04,5250m),C1(6000m),C2(6400m),xxx.Mbrs(23/04,5900m),xxx.Shrpas(23-24/04,6400m)
Route Notes No members had ventured far above BC before the earthquake struck the area on 25 April and triggered avalanches. But on 23 April all Everest (and Lhotse) members, plus 9 Sherpas, did go to just below C1 (to 5900m) and returned to BC the same day. John Tsang was with Asian Trekking on the Expedition Himalaya permit.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Expedition Himalaya
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER15122
Checksum 2459916
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Philip James (Phil) Crampton M 1970 UK Leader Woodstock, New York Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Malgorzata Jolanta (Margaret) Watroba F 1950 Australia Climber Attadale, WA, Australia Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Edita Nichols F 1972 Lithuania Climber Geneva, Switzerland Staff member of World Food Program Details Other expeditions
Chi-Sing John Tsang M 1972 China Climber Hong Kong Training consultant Details Other expeditions
Tarke Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Rakshikharka, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Nuru Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sange Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gombu Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.