Lhotse | 2019 W Face

A China expedition to Lhotse in 2019 via W Face, led by Chen Tao. Summit reached on 22nd May 2019. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10297
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT19122
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2019
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	China
Leaders	Chen Tao
Sponsor	Kaitu Chinese 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	-
Approach	Lukla->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	2019-04-15
Summit Date	2019-05-22
Summit Time	0730
Summit Days	37
Total Days	40
Termination Date	2019-05-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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	Climbed Lobuche East
Campsites	BC(15/04,5300m),C2(6400m),C3(29/04,7200m),C4(21/05,7900m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes	BC 15/04 5300m C1 / C2 6400m C3 29/04 7200m C4 21/05 7900m Smt 22/05 by Chen Tao and Chhiring Namgyal Sherpa at 7:30 am. Chen and Ru Zhi-Gang Everest team set off together at 1 am from BC on 18 May and a arived C2 at 9 am on 18 May and stayed one day. C2-C3 4:15 am-9:15 am on 20 May C3-C4 3:45 am-9:50 am on 21 May They started summit push from 10 pm, summmited at 7:30 am, stayed on top for 10 minutes. It was very windy, almost 60km/s. Chen arrived C2 at 4 pm on 22 May and waited for Everest team there for one more day until 23 May, then descended to BC in 4 hours at 1 pm on 24 May. He and Ru Zhi-Gang Everest team flew back to Ktm by heli on 25 May. Oxygen: Not used by Chen, used by Sherpa from C3-Smt-C3. Hired: Chhiring Namgyal Sherpa
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Kaitu Expedition (Satori Adventures pmt)
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462760
Year	2019
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	76062
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT19122
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Tao
Last Name	Chen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	China
Status	Leader
Residence	Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2019-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442612
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	tao chen
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	76063
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT19122
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2019
Season	1
First Name	Chhiring Namgyal/Namgel
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	2019-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	2446316
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	chhiring namgyal/namgel sherpa
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2019
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tao Chen	M	1981	China	Leader	Chengdu, Sichuan, China	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Namgyal/Namgel Sherpa	M	1991	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.