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.