Lhotse | 2023 W Face

A USA expedition to Lhotse in 2023 via W Face, led by Ryan Waters. Summit reached on 22nd May 2023. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	11138
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT23117
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2023
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	S Col-W Face
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Ryan Waters
Sponsor	Mountain Professionals Everest-Lhotse Expedition 2023
Success 1	True
Success 2	True
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2023-04-15
Summit Date	2023-05-22
Summit Time	1030
Summit Days	37
Total Days	11
Termination Date	2023-04-26
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	2
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Summited Everest (EVER-231-36)
Campsites	BC(15/04,5350m),C1(27/04,6000m),C2(28/04,6400m),C3(30/04,7400m),C4(21/05,7600m),Smt(22,24/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Trailblazer
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	EVER23136
Checksum	2464540
Year	2023
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	85065
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT23117
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Ryan Powers
Last Name	Waters
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
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	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2439939
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	ryan powers waters
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	85066
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT23117
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Christopher Curtis
Last Name	Baldwin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	USA
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	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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2439960
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	christopher curtis baldwin
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85067
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT23117
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Lonnie Ray
Last Name	Bedwell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Dugger, Indiana
Occupation	Adventurer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	True
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	Blind climber
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	20
HCN	0
Checksum	2438225
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	lonnie ray bedwell
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85068
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT23117
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Katrina Louise
Last Name	Follows
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpinist
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	2023-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	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	2439960
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	katrina louise follows
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	85069
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT23117
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Bryan Keith
Last Name	Hill
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Santa Cruz, California
Occupation	Physical therapist
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	20
HCN	0
Checksum	2447410
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	bryan keith hill
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	88521
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT23117
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Michael Aaron
Last Name	Neal
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Portland, Oregan
Occupation	Consultant (retired)
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	2023-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	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	2438225
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	michael aaron neal
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	88522
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT23117
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Riten Jangbu (Tashi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Ghorthali-2, Sindhupalchok
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	2023-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	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	2443428
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	riten jangbu (tashi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	88523
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT23117
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Sonam Phinjo
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1994
Calculated Age	29
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	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	2023-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	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	2nd ascent of Lhotse
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447410
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	sonam phinjo tamang
Year of Birth	1994
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ryan Powers Waters	M	1973	USA	Leader	Boulder, Colorado	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Christopher Curtis Baldwin	M	1985	USA	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Lonnie Ray Bedwell	M	1965	USA	Climber	Dugger, Indiana	Adventurer	Details Other expeditions
Katrina Louise Follows	F	1973	UK	Climber	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Bryan Keith Hill	M	1986	USA	Climber	Santa Cruz, California	Physical therapist	Details Other expeditions
Michael Aaron Neal	M	1969	USA	Climber	Portland, Oregan	Consultant (retired)	Details Other expeditions
Riten Jangbu (Tashi) Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Ghorthali-2, Sindhupalchok	-	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Phinjo Tamang	M	1994	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.