Lhotse | 2016 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2016 via W Face, led by Garrett Madison. Summit reached on 10th May 2016. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9161
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT16103
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Garrett Madison
Sponsor Himalayan Guides Lhotse Expedition 2016
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, Colombia/USA, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Thailand, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2016-04-19
Summit Date 2016-05-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 21
Total Days 35
Termination Date 2016-05-24
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7050m due to death of Ang Phurba while rope-fixing
High Point (m) 7050
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 -
Campsites BC(19/04,5350m),C1(28/04,6100m),C2(20//04,6400m),xxx(10/05,7050m)
Route Notes BC 19/04 5350m C1 28/04 6100m C2 29/04 6400m H{t 10/05 7050m by Smith, Lopez during 2nd rotation. While Smith and Lopez were in C2 on their summit rotation Ang Phurba fell to his death in the Lhotse Couloir on 19 May. The expedition lost momentum and they decided to abandon their climb on 22 May. Descended to BC on 22 May. Kosztelny reached C2 on 29 April during the first rotation. He left BC on 8 May due to business matters at home. Oxygen: Taken and not used
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460345
Year 2016
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Conan Tundra Bliss M 1970 USA Climbing Guide Lakewood, Colorado Building contractor Details Other expeditions
Joanna Jane Bradshaw F 1971 UK Climber Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Expedition outdoor instructor Details Other expeditions
Garrett Christian Madison M 1978 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Napassaporn Chumnarnsit F 1984 Thailand Climber Sattahip, Chonburi, Thailand Dentist Details Other expeditions
Ian Stuart Erskine M 1965 New Zealand Climber Camrose, Alberta Franchisor Details Other expeditions
Siv Eli Harstad F 1971 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Coach & speaker Details Other expeditions
Lajos Valter (Louis) Kosztelny M 1955 Australia Climber Little Bay, NSW, Australia Financial advisor Details Other expeditions
Claudia Patricia Lopez Gutierrez F 1968 Colombia/USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Photographer Details Other expeditions
Timothy John (Tim) Mosedale M 1965 UK Climber Keswick, Cumbria, England Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Roelof Hedzer (Rolfe) Oostra M 1970 Australia Climber Bagneres-de-Luchon, Haute-Garonne, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Khomrat Pichitdej M 1950 Thailand Climber/Coach - - Details Other expeditions
Robert Kelso Smith M 1971 Ireland/UK Climber Fort William, Inverness, Scotland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Roy Alan Wells M 1958 Australia Climber Greenwith, SA, Australia General manager of manufacturing company Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LHOT16103 - - http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Lhotse_Dispatches2016/ - - -