Lhotse | 2017 S Col-W Face
A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2017 via S Col-W Face, led by Ben Jones. Summit reached on 28th May 2017. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9505 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT17102 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Ben Jones |
| Sponsor | Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Everest-Lhotse Expedition 2017 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-04-09 |
| Summit Date | 2017-05-28 |
| Summit Time | 0800 |
| Summit Days | 49 |
| Total Days | 50 |
| Termination Date | 2017-05-29 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8516 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Summited Everest (EVER-171-11) |
| Campsites | BC(09/04,5400m),C1(24/04,6100m),C2(26/04,6500m),C3(24/05,7400m),C4(25/05,7950m),Smt(28/05) |
| Route Notes | BC 09/04 5400m C1 24/04 6100m C2 26/04 6500m C3 24/05 7400m C4 25/05 7950m Smt Everest on 27 May by Perez and Jangbu at 8:15 am. Smt Lhotse on 28 May by Perez, Jangbu and Karma Serki at 8 am. Everest summit team left C4 at 11 pm on 26 May. Weather was warm but cloudy. Light snow on the SE Ridge. Straightforward climb. They spent about half an hour on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at about 12:30 am. On 27 May they all descended to C2 apart from Perez, who summited Lhotse from C4 on Everest. He [with Jangbu] left C4 Everest at 1 am. He felt exhausted after Everest, but pushed himself and got up Lhotse. Good and clear day. They spent about 15 minutes on the summit and descended to C2 at about 3 pm. On 28 May whole team at C2. On 29 May at 3 am everyone descended to BC, packed and took helicopter to Lukla and then Kathmandu. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Shangri-La Nepal Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | EVER17111 |
| Checksum | 2460729 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-w face |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Fernando Perez | M | 1977 | USA | Climber | Miami, Florida | Consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | Climbing Guide | Garma-8, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Serki (Karma Sarki) Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Benjamin Mason (Ben) Jones | M | 1978 | USA | Leader | Jackson, Wyoming | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.