Lhotse | 2018 S Col-W Face

A New Zealand expedition to Lhotse in 2018 via S Col-W Face, led by Guy Cotter. Summit reached on 17th May 2018. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9903
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT18102
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Guy Cotter
Sponsor	Adventure Consultants Everest-Lhotse Expedition 2018
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	Ireland, Singapore
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	2018-03-30
Summit Date	2018-05-17
Summit Time	0800
Summit Days	48
Total Days	57
Termination Date	2018-05-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	2
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-181-07)
Campsites	BC(30/03,5350m),C1(20/04,5900m),C2(22/04,6440m),C3(14/05,7000m),C4(15/05,7900m),EVER.Smt(16/05),LHOT.Smt(17/05)
Route Notes	BC 30/03 5350m C1 20/04 5900m C2 22/04 6440m C3 14/05 7000m C4 15/05 7900m Ever Smt 16/05 by Cotter and Leow Kah Shin, Nima Tshering, Pasang Bhote, Prakash (Pemba) Sherpa at 8 am. Summit team left C4 at 9:30 pm on 15/05. Big queues of Indian and Chinese. Straightforward climb. They spent about 45 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at 1:15 pm. At 2 am on 17/05 Cotter, Leow Kah Sin and Pasang Bhote and Dawa Bhote left C4 at 2 am, traversed to Lhotse C4 and up to Lhotse. Lhotse Smt: 17/05 by Cotter, Leow Kah Shin, Pasang Bhote, Dawa Bhote at 8 am. They descended to C2, where they arrived at 4:15 pm.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	EVER18107
Checksum	2462704
Year	2018
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	72694
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Edmund Guy
Last Name	Cotter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Lake Hawea, New Zealand
Occupation	Alpine guide & outdoor adventure company executive
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	2018-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	C3 to both smts to C3
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	2435780
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edmund guy cotter
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	72695
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Kah Shin
Last Name	Leow
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Singapore
Status	Climber
Residence	Singapore
Occupation	Fund manager
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	2018-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	C3 to both smts to C3
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	2442094
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kah shin leow
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72696
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18102
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Robert Kelso
Last Name	Smith
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Ireland/UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	No attempt on Lhotse after summiting Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	20
HCN	0
Checksum	2446149
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert kelso smith
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72697
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18102
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Dawa
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2018-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	C3 to smt to C3
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	2446149
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa bhote
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	81498
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18102
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2018-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	C3 to both smts to C3
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	Son of Jumik Bhote
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439882
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pasang bhote
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Edmund Guy Cotter	M	1962	New Zealand	Leader	Lake Hawea, New Zealand	Alpine guide & outdoor adventure company executive	Details Other expeditions
Kah Shin Leow	M	1979	Singapore	Climber	Singapore	Fund manager	Details Other expeditions
Robert Kelso Smith	M	1971	Ireland/UK	Climber	Fort William, Inverness, Scotland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Bhote	M	1991	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Bhote	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.