Lhotse | 2018 W Face

A China expedition to Lhotse in 2018 via W Face, led by Zhang Wei. Summit reached on 20th May 2018. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9909
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT18108
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2018
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 S Col-W Face
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality China
Leaders Zhang Wei
Sponsor Chinese 14 Peaks Everest-Lhotse Expedition 2018
Success 1 True
Success 2 True
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 2018-04-20
Summit Date 2018-05-20
Summit Time 0752
Summit Days 30
Total Days 33
Termination Date 2018-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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-181-18)
Campsites BC(20/04,5350m),C1(27/04,5900m),C2(28/04,6400m),C3(18/05,7000m),C4(19/05,7900m),Smt(20,22/05)
Route Notes BC 20/04 5350m C1 27/04 5900m C2 28/04 6400m C3 18/05 7000m C4 19/05 7900m Ever Smt 21/05 By Qu Jiao-Jiao, Li Jiang-Hong, Mingma David Sherpa and one more Sherpa [Tenzen] Sherpa at 5:50 am. Lhot Smt 22/05 by Li Jiang-Hong, Mingma David and Tate Lakpa at 8:40 am. Everest summit team started from C4 at 8 pm on 19/05. Not so busy on the route. They spent about 15 minutes on the summit. Li Jiang-Hong summited Everest at 5:30 am and stayed at the summit for two hours. He descended to C4, where he arrived at 10 am. On 22/05 he left C4 at 2 am, got to C4 Lhotse at 2:20 am and started to climb Lhotse with Mingma David, Tate Lakpa and one more Sherpa [Tenzen]. They reached the summit at 8:40 am. They spent about on hour on the summit and descended to C4 Lhotse, where they arrived at noon, rested for one hour. Descended to C2, where they arrived at 2:30 pm. They stayed there until 6:40 pm and descended to BC, where they arrived at 12:45 am 23/05. Lhotse smt: 20/05 by Chang Jian at 7:52 am (no Sherpa, no O2). Chang left Lhotse C4 at 11 am 19/05. Straightforward climb. He spent about 20 minutes on the summit and descended to C3, where he arrived at 4 pm. On 21/05 down to BC. Lhotse smt: 20/05 by Qu Jiao-Jiao and one Sherpa [Tenzen] at 8:20 am. Qu Jiao-Jiao summited Lhotse before Everest. She was using oxygen and Sherpa support. She left Lhotse C4 at 11 am on 19/05 and climbed with Chang Jian. He was faster even though he did not use oxygen. She descended to Lhotse C4, where she rested till 7:30 pm. She arrived at Everest C4 at 9 pm, rested a bit and continued to Everest. She summited Everest on 21/05 at 5:50 am together with Li Jiang-Hong. She descended to C2. She took a helicopter from C2 on 21/05 and stayed the night at BC. Team left BC on 23/05 by heli. Heli from C2 on 20/05 Sun Yi-Quan. Heli from C2 on 21/05 Qu Jiao-Jiao. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by all members apart from Li Jiang-Hong Li Jiang-Hong from C2 to top Everest, Lhotse back to C2 Sherpas from C4 to top to C4 Chang Jian did NOT use O2.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER18118
Checksum 2462707
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Wei Zhang M 1975 China Leader Beijing, China Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jian Chang M 1975 China Climber Tianjin, China Engineer (retired) Details Other expeditions
Jiang-Hong Li M 1965 China Climber Urumchi, Xinjiang, China Businessman (runs a mountain resort) Details Other expeditions
Jiao-Jiao Qu F 1989 China Climber Shanxi, China Engineer Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Tate, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Gyabu (Mingma David) Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Sakathum, Lelep-7, Taplejung Managing director of Himalayan Ski & Treks Details Other expeditions
Tenzing (Tenzen) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.