Lhotse | 2018 S Col-W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2018 via S Col-W Face, led by Garrett Madison. Summit reached on 19th May 2018. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9904
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT18103
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2018
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Garrett Madison
Sponsor Madison Mountaineering 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 S Africa
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2018-04-12
Summit Date 2018-05-19
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 37
Total Days 39
Termination Date 2018-05-21
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 1
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 Summited Lhotse (EVER-181-08)
Campsites BC(12/04,5350m),C1(19/04,5900m),C2(21/04,6400m),C3(16/05,7000m),C4(17/05,7900m),EVER.Smt(18/05),LHOT.Smt(19/05)
Route Notes BC 12/04 5350m C1 19/04 ,900m C2 21/04 6400m C3 16/05 7000m C4 17/05 7900m Ever Smt 18/05 by Madison, Miller and Mingmar at 5 am. The summit team left at 9 pm on 17/05. There must have been about 100 people on the route. Best conditions on the mountain Madison had ever seen on Everest. There is a huge cornice right on the top of Everest now. As they were so early some of them had to stop at the South Summit 3 am to kill some time. They spent about 20 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at around 9:30 am. Lhotse Smt 19/05 by Madison, Miller, Mingmar at 9 am. Lhotse summiters left C4 on Everest at 3:30 am. They changed oxygen at Lhotse C4 and continued to the summit. They spent about 20 minutes on the summit and descended to C2. Everyone (Everest and Lhotse summiters) at C2 on 19/05.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER18108
Checksum 2462706
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-w face

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Garrett Christian Madison M 1978 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David Scott Landman M 1956 USA Climber Denver, Colorado Retired Details Other expeditions
Joshua Joseph Miller M 1974 USA Climber Hong Kong Consultant Details Other expeditions
Jacobus Nicolaas Oosthuizen M 1959 S Africa Climber Newcastle, South Africa TV Producer Details Other expeditions
Sidney McCord Pattison M 1982 USA Climber Winthrop, Washington Skiing & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.