Lhotse | 2021 S Col-W Face

A UK expedition to Lhotse in 2021 via S Col-W Face, led by Kenton Cool. Summit reached on 12th May 2021. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10621
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT21105
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2021
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Kenton Cool
Sponsor Kenton Cool Adventures Everest-Lhotse Expedition 2021
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 Iceland
Approach Lukla->Namche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2021-04-17
Summit Date 2021-05-12
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 25
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2021-05-14
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 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 Summited Everest (EVER-211-05)
Campsites BC(17/04,5350m),C1(21/04,6000m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(09/05,7100m),C4(10/05,7950m),EVER.Smt(11/05),LHOT.Smt(12/05)
Route Notes Cool and Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa left C4 at 22:45 on 10 May, summited Everest at 6 am on 11 May, stayed 30 minutes, then descended to C4 arriving at 10 am. No wind, good conditions underfoot. Cool and Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa left C4 at 5:30 am on 11 May, summited Lhotse at 11 am on 12 May, stayed 15 minutes, ten descended tol C2. No wind, good conditions. Ardavan Farmanfarmanian reached 7000m on 24 April, then abandoned expedition due to ill health. Oxygen: From C3 to smt to 8000m. Heimir Hallgrimsson and Sigurdur Sveinsson were Kaitu Expedition clients on the Himalayan Guides permit.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER21105
Checksum 2464608
Year 2021
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-w face

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kenton Edward Cool M 1973 UK Leader Bilbury, Gloucester, England Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ardavan Farmanfarmaian M 1964 UK/Iran Climber London, England Real estate Details Other expeditions
Heimir Fannar Hallgrimsson M 1981 Iceland Climber Reykjavik, Iceland - Details Other expeditions
Sigurdur Bjarni Sveinsson M 1987 Iceland Climber Reykjavik, Iceland - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LHOT21105 - - https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/after-everest-kenton-cool-scales-lhotse-in-29-hrs - - -