Lhotse | 2017 W Face

A China expedition to Lhotse in 2017 via W Face, led by Zhang Wei. Summit reached on 21st May 2017. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9511
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT17108
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality China
Leaders Zhang Wei
Sponsor Chinese 14 Peaks 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 Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2017-04-19
Summit Date 2017-05-21
Summit Time -
Summit Days 32
Total Days 34
Termination Date 2017-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 1
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 -
Campsites BC(19/04,5400m),C1(30/04,6100m),C2(01/05,6500m),C3(19/05,7200m),C4(20/05,7800m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes BC 19/04 5400m C1 30/04 6100m C2 01/05 6500m C3 19/05 7200m C4 20/05 7800m Smt 21/05 by Zhang and one Sherpa at 9 am, Li and Mingma Sherpa at 10 am. Summit team left C4 at 1 am. Straightforward climb. Spent about 10 minutes on the summit and descended to C2, where they arrived at around midnight. Everyone down at BC on 22 May. Team left BC on 23 May by helicopter. Fei reached C2 on 1 May and spent three nights there. He suffered from pulmonary edema and was rescued by helicopter on 4 May. He stayed in hospital for five days and returned to China. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C2 by members and Sherpas.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460722
Year 2017
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Wei Zhang M 1975 China Leader Taizhou, Jiangsu, China Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Xuan Fei M 1949 China Climber Kunming, Yunnan, China Retired professor of biogeography Details Other expeditions
Jing-Chuan Zhang M 1971 China Climber Kunming, Yunnan, China Government official Details Other expeditions
Yong-Sheng Li M 1965 China Climber Kunming, Yunnan, China Restaurant owner Details Other expeditions
Gang Zhu M 1971 China Climber Beijing, China CEO of a company Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenjen Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.