Lhotse | 2018 W Face

A Russia expedition to Lhotse in 2018 via W Face, led by Rustem Amirov. Summit reached on 15th May 2018. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9926
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT18125
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2018
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Rustem Amirov
Sponsor Russian Solo Lhotse Expedition 2018
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2018-05-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8400m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 8400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(5350m),C16100m),C(6400m),C3(09/05,7300m),xxx(15/04,8400m)
Route Notes From Himalayan Times - 18 May 2018 KATHMANDU: A Russian climber died of altitude sickness on Mt Lhotse yesterday, according a government official. Gyanendra Shrestha, liaison officer at the Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation, confirmed that Rustem Amirov breathed his last at Camp 2 of the world’s fourth highest peak. A Facebook post by his family read, “Clever and strong as he was, he turned around just 100 metres from the summit due to bad weather. The bad weather slowed his descent. At some point above Camp 3, he suffered from acute mountain sickness. High altitude porters were sent to rescue him, and help him down to Camp 2. Unfortunately it was too late. He was unconscious when he passed away and didn’t suffer any pain, if that is of any consolation.” From Oxana Morneva - 28 May 2018 Rustem Amirov - dead Russian on Lhotse Arrived at C4 on 15/05 and was looking for Chatur and Oxana Morneva. He said he did not have tent, sleeping bag or mattress. He asked to sleep in their tent. Pasang Dorje said took him into his tent. Pasang Dorje said that he could stay with them until SST Sherpas arrived and made a tent. There were five people in the tent. Rustem left the tent and SST Sherpas set up a tent where he moved into at around 7 pm. Rustem died on 16/05 at C3. Chatur saw him on 16/05 in the morning and Ruskin's face was already blue. Chatur told him to go down as he would die otherwise (as he did). From Victor Rimac - 26 May 2018 On 16/05, Rimac saw the Rustem Amirov (Russian who died on Lhotse) about 80m above his camp. He was sitting there attached to the fixed rope. Ang Dawa and another Sherpa were with Rimac in the tent (they were with Alpine Sherpa Guide Treks and had two clients for Everest). At about 8:30 am he went up to the Russian together with the two Sherpas and brought him down. He was very sick. He already had bad frostbite on his fingers and was unable to talk. They pulled him down to a tent at C3. Rimac injected dexamethasone and stayed with him for two hours. He asked people who were going past the tent whether they had any oxygen for him to help the Russian climber, but nobody responded. The Russian died at around 10:45 am.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462702
Year 2018
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Rustem Amirov M 1977 Russia Leader Ufa, Russia Attorney Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LHOT18125 - - https://phys.org/news/2018-05-solo-russian-climber-dies-fourth.html - - -
LHOT18125 - - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011237979373&hc_ref=ARQwgVACq0tc4_evBWqzMGQniQuL_iSFcsMIv7TiiQPXVc6cDWq5dXuUbHp5L8mVRCI - - -