Lhotse | 2018 S Col-W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2018 via S Col-W Face, led by Willie Benegas. Summit reached on 21st May 2018. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9916
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT18115
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 Willie Benegas
Sponsor Benegas Brothers 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 Uruguay
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2018-04-16
Summit Date 2018-05-21
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 35
Total Days 38
Termination Date 2018-05-24
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 4
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-181-34)
Campsites BC(16/04,5350m),C127/04,5900m(),C2(05/05,6440m),C3(18/05,7000m),C4(19/05,7900m),EVER.Smt(20/05),LHOT.Smt(21/05)
Route Notes BC 16/04 5350m C1 27/04 5900m C2 05/05 6440m C3 18/05 7000m C4 19/05 7900m Ever Smt 20/05 by Moniz and Willie Benegas at 5:05 am. Team left C4 at 9:30 pm. They were intending to leave at 11:30 pm, but the iPhone had picked up Chinese time so they got the time wrong. They reached the South Summit at 2:30 am. Benegas found a cave where they could wait for about one hour. Damian Benegas and Enrique Clausen stayed at the South Col while Moniz and Benegas with the Sherpas summited Everest. Damian spent a few hours collecting rubbish. Clausen carried some gear down to Lhotse C4. Summit team spent about 10 minutes on the summit. They descended to C4, where they arrived at 9 am. On 21/05, Benegas brothers, Moniz, Clausen, Dawa Gyalzen and Lobsang left Everest C4 at 5:45 am. They went to the old Lhotse C4 at about 7700m. Damian Benegas cut the rope the Czech climber who died in 2012 was attached to. The body did not move, but it will probably disappear over the next months. Lhot Smt 21/05 by Moniz, Willie and Damian Benegas, Clausen, Dawa Gyalzen Sherpa and Lobsang Sherpa at 11 am. They spend about half an hour on the summit. They descended to C4, picked up the gear and reached C2 at 3:45 pm. Willie Benegas flew back to C2 on 22/05 (after flying back to Namche with Damai Sarki's body on 21/05), and the whole team descended to BC (cleaned their camps). Team left BC on 24/05 by heli. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by members and Sherpas. Damai Sarki's crevasse fall on 21/05: According to Willie Benegas, Damai Sarki was directing the helicopter who had landed in line with a crevasse right next to it. When he stepped back he fell into the crevasse, which was about body-width. It was about 5 pm. This differs from Santalena's account who said that Damai Sarki was on his knees and blown into the crevasse by the force of the wind of the helicopter. Nobody really noticed that he was gone. The Sherpas tried to fish him out with a rope, but that did not work. Damian and Willie set up the anchor, Willie descended into the crevasse and brought him up. The helicopter was already waiting (Maurizio Folini) and Willie flew out of C2 with Damai Sarki directly to Namche. They went to hospital, but he could not be saved, Willie thinks he stopped breathing at about 10:45 pm.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency High Altitude Dreams
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER18134
Checksum 2462708
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
Guillermo (Willie) Benegas M 1968 USA Leader Sandy, Utah Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Damian Benegas M 1968 USA Climber Sandy, Utah Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Enrique Martin (Quique) Clausen Krammer M 1979 Uruguay Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Matthew Joseph Moniz M 1998 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Student Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gelzen Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka-8, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.