Lhotse | 2019 W Face

A India expedition to Lhotse in 2019 via W Face, led by Keval Kakka. Summit reached on 21st May 2019. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10288
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT19113
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2019
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Keval Kakka
Sponsor	Satori Adventures Lhotse Expedition 2019
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	UK
Approach	Lukla->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	2019-04-12
Summit Date	2019-05-21
Summit Time	0630
Summit Days	39
Total Days	41
Termination Date	2019-05-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
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	-
Campsites	BC(12/04,5400m),C1(21/04,6000m),C2(01/05,6400m),C3(14/05,7100m),C4(20/05,7800m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	BC 12/04 5400m C1 21/04 6000m C2 01/05 6400m C3 14/05 7100m C4 20/05 7800m Smt 21/05 by Kakka and Nima Sherpa and Pemba Tashi Sherpa. Summit days: May 15: started at night at c10:30-10:45 pm. May 16: from Balcony got windy at night with sprindrifts, not much visibility. Light broke on below the south summit with a little accalmy, then from South Summit got windy again until the smt. Cold. Smt of EVER reached at 9:02 am. Cold on summit, but Ok. Back to C4 at c1 pm. May 17: from C4 to C2. May 18: C2, weather not good. Aimed for Lhotse, but had to wait for weather to improve. May 19: same as May 18. May 20: went from C2 to C4 of Lhotse. May 21: started at 1 am, was very windy in the couloir. Smt of LHOT reached at 6:30 am, back to C1. May 22: C1 to BC May 23: left BC to Namche May 24: Namche to Lukla. Oxygen: EVER taken from C3 to summit back to C3 LHOT from C3 to smt back to C3. Same pattern for his Sherpas.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Satori Adventures
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	EVER19141
Checksum	2462714
Year	2019
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	76023
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT19113
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Keval Hiren
Last Name	Kakka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Mumbai, India
Occupation	Mountain Marks trekking company owner
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	2019-05-21
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	C3 to smt to C3
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	2446140
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	keval hiren kakka
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	76024
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT19113
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Dean Mark
Last Name	Maher
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Technician
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	2447745
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	dean mark maher
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	76025
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT19113
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Nima
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1995
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-4, 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	2019-05-21
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	C3 to smt to C3
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	2447745
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	nima sherpa
Year of Birth	1995
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	81521
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT19113
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1993
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yaphu-6, 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	2019-05-21
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	C3 to smt to C3
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	2447084
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pemba tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1993
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Keval Hiren Kakka	M	1991	India	Leader	Mumbai, India	Mountain Marks trekking company owner	Details Other expeditions
Dean Mark Maher	M	1984	UK	Climber	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Nima Sherpa	M	1995	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tashi Sherpa	M	1993	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yaphu-6, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.