Lhotse | 2017 W Face

A Australia expedition to Lhotse in 2017 via W Face, led by Allan Cohrs. Summit reached on 16th May 2017. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9520
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT17116
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2017
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Allan Cohrs
Sponsor	Himalayan Ascent 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	Sweden, UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2017-04-18
Summit Date	2017-05-16
Summit Time	1720
Summit Days	28
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
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	4
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 Lobuche East on 24 April
Campsites	BC(18/04,5350m),C1(29/04,6100m),C2(30/04,6500m),C3(03/05,7100m),C4(15/05,7800m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes	Neil Ward was a client of Dream Himalaya Adventure
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Ascent
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460717
Year	2017
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	69463
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT17116
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Allan Karl
Last Name	Cohrs
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Cairns, QLD, Australia
Occupation	Police officer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	2017-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1720
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439016
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	allan karl cohrs
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	69464
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT17116
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Jeffrey Charles
Last Name	Dunn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Occupation	Academic
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434167
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeffrey charles dunn
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69465
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT17116
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Raul Erik
Last Name	Helander
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Sweden
Status	Climber
Residence	Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Owner of bulldozer operating company
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	2017-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1720
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436176
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	raul erik helander
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69466
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT17116
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Paul Edward
Last Name	Schweizer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation	Lecturer in logic and philosophy
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2433338
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul edward schweizer
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	62
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69467
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT17116
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Ang Chhiring
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phedi-9, Khotang
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	2017-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1720
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Brother of Ang Gelu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2446105
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang chhiring sherpa
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69468
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT17116
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Neil Mark
Last Name	Ward
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Oil and gas worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2446105
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	neil mark ward
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69469
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT17116
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Ang Gelu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phedi-9, Khotang
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	2017-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1720
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Lhotse
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444421
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang gelu sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	88446
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT17116
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Fur Galgen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gorkhani, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2442777
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	fur galgen sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Allan Karl Cohrs	M	1971	Australia	Leader	Cairns, QLD, Australia	Police officer	Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey Charles Dunn	M	1958	Australia	Climber	Brisbane, QLD, Australia	Academic	Details Other expeditions
Raul Erik Helander	M	1963	Sweden	Climber	Stockholm, Sweden	Owner of bulldozer operating company	Details Other expeditions
Paul Edward Schweizer	M	1955	UK	Climber	Edinburgh, Scotland	Lecturer in logic and philosophy	Details Other expeditions
Ang Chhiring Sherpa	M	1990	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phedi-9, Khotang	-	Details Other expeditions
Neil Mark Ward	M	1971	UK	Climber	Haute-Savoie, France	Oil and gas worker	Details Other expeditions
Ang Gelu Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phedi-9, Khotang	-	Details Other expeditions
Fur Galgen Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gorkhani, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	10135
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT17116
Reference ID	01
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.facebook.com/everestoneaus/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT17116	-	-	https://www.facebook.com/everestoneaus/	-	-	-