Lhotse | 2018 W Face

A Poland expedition to Lhotse in 2018 via W Face, led by Sylwia Bajek. Summit reached on 16th May 2018. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9922
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Sylwia Bajek
Sponsor	Pioneer Adventure 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	Australia, China, India, Mongolia, Taiwan
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	2018-05-16
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
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	-
Campsites	BC,C1,C2,C3,C4,Smt(16/05,22/05)
Route Notes	From Pioneer Adventure: Mount Lhotse (8516m) Expedition organized by Pioneer Adventure successfully made summit to the three women climbers on 16th May, 2018. Taiwanese climber Chan Chiao-Yu, Sylwia Bajek (Poland) and Priyanka Mangesh (India) along with their climbing guides – Lakpa Sherpa, Pasang Sherpa and Nima Thenduk Sherpa stood atop the world’s fourth highest mountain.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Pioneer Adventure
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462703
Year	2018
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	72790
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Sylwia
Last Name	Bajek
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Rzeszow, Poland
Occupation	-
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	2018-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-
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	2446402
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sylwia bajek
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	72791
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Chiao-Yu (Tri-Fish)
Last Name	Chan
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Climber
Residence	Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation	-
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	2018-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-
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	2444946
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chiao-yu (tri-fish) chan
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72792
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Chang-Juan
Last Name	He
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Yunnan, China
Occupation	-
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	2018-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-
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	2445621
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chang-juan he
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72793
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Byambasuren (Bambi)
Last Name	Jagdal
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Mongolia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	2018-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	-
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	2437281
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	byambasuren (bambi) jagdal
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72794
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Samantha Gail
Last Name	McMahon
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Social worker (children's out-of-home care)
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	2446803
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	samantha gail mcmahon
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72795
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Priyanka Mangesh
Last Name	Mohite
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1992
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Satara, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Student
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	2018-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-
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	2446803
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	priyanka mangesh mohite
Year of Birth	1992
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72796
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa/Lakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	Director of Pioneer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2018-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-
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	2446463
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa/lakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	72797
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Dorchi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2018-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	-
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	2nd ascent of Lhotse
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444877
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma dorchi sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	72798
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Member ID	09
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Ngima Thenduk
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Darjeeling, India
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2018-05-16
Summit Date 2	2018-05-22
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	0630
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
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	-
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	1st 8000er [?] and 2nd ascent of Lhotse
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444908
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ngima thenduk sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	81507
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Member ID	10
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2018-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-
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	2446439
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sylwia Bajek	F	1991	Poland	Leader	Rzeszow, Poland	-	Details Other expeditions
Chiao-Yu (Tri-Fish) Chan	F	1987	Taiwan	Climber	Taipei, Taiwan	-	Details Other expeditions
Chang-Juan He	F	1989	China	Climber	Yunnan, China	-	Details Other expeditions
Byambasuren (Bambi) Jagdal	M	1966	Mongolia	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Samantha Gail McMahon	F	1986	Australia	Climber	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	Social worker (children's out-of-home care)	Details Other expeditions
Priyanka Mangesh Mohite	F	1992	India	Climber	Satara, Maharashtra, India	Student	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa/Lakpa Sherpa	M	1991	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	Director of Pioneer	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorchi Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Ngima Thenduk Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Darjeeling, India	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	1991	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	14168
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT18121
Reference ID	01
Year	2018
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3437873
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT18121	-	-	https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3437873	-	-	-