Lhotse | 2025 S Col-W Face

A UK expedition to Lhotse in 2025 via S Col-W Face, led by John Jay Whiting. Summit reached on 20th May 2025. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11670
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT25107
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2025
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-W Face
Route 2 W Face
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders John Jay Whiting
Sponsor Himalayan Guides Lhotse Expedition 2025
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 Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ireland, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2025-05-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 10
Summit Hired 6
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 -
Campsites BC,C1,C2,C3,C4,Smt(20,23,25/05)
Route Notes Report from Rob Smith: Lhotse summit: Munoz, Smith, Sanduk Tamang and Pasang Rinji Sherpa left 1:50 am on 25/05. They stopped at Lhotse C4 to deposit some gear. The couloir was covered in fresh snow at least at the beginning. Further up it was wind-swept. Smt 25/05 at 9:10 am by Munoz, Smith, Sanduk Tamang and Pasang Rinji Sherpa. Lhotse team descended to C2 where they arrived at around 5 pm.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464506
Year 2025
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-w face

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jay John Whiting M 1991 UK Leader Rochford, Essex, England Attorney Details Other expeditions
Guillermo (Willie) Benegas M 1968 USA Climbing Guide Sandy, Utah Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
German Luis Frassia M 1979 Argentina Climber Buenos Aires, Argentian Engineer Details Other expeditions
Steven Douglas Graham M 1973 UK Climber Darlington, Durham, England Heating engineer Details Other expeditions
Margarita Maria Moreno Munoz F 1985 Colombia Climber Berlin, Germany Designer Details Other expeditions
Leonardo Alves Pena M 1974 Brazil Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Robert Kelso Smith M 1971 Ireland/UK Climbing Guide Fort William, Inverness, Scotland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Tiago Toricelli Penteado M 1976 Brazil Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Samduk Dorje (Sanduk Dorje) Tamang M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rinji Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Man Bahadur Tamang M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Jiri, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Sabin Magar M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Molung, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenji Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LHOT25107 - - https://everestchronicle.com/jay-whiting-and-dawa-tenji-sherpa-summit-lhotse-in-pursuit-of-everest-triple-crown - - -