Lhotse | 1985 S Face (right side via Couloir)

A Poland expedition to Lhotse in 1985 via S Face (right side via Couloir), led by Janusz Majer. Summit reached on 22nd October 1985. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 524
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT85301
Peak ID LHOT
Year 1985
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face (right side via Couloir)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Poland
Leaders Janusz Majer
Sponsor Polish Lhotse S Face Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Thyangboche->Dingboche->Chhukung
Basecamp Date 1985-08-30
Summit Date 1985-10-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 53
Total Days 63
Termination Date 1985-11-01
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8200m due to difficult route, high winds, exhaustion
High Point (m) 8200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 6
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(30/08,5200m),C1(06/09,5800m),C2(11/09,6200m),C3(22/09,6600m),C4(25/09,7100m),C5(03/10,7400m),C6(21/10,7800m),xxx(22/10,8200m)
Route Notes BC at Lhotse Glacier below near Chhukung Peak usual Lhotse Shar BC C1 on face (50m above Czech's Lhotse Shar) C2 on face (50m below Czech's Lhotse Shar) C3 on face (100m below Czech's Lhotse Shar) C4 on face (same as Czech's C4) C5 on face (near Czech's C5) C6 on face. 11-22 Sept daily snowfall meant could not make progress. From C5 went nearly to Czech's C6 and then made 600m traverse to left towards main summit and put C6 in couloir directly below Lhotse Intermediate at 60-degree-steep snow and ice. On 22 Oct reached 8200m on a ridge in difficult rock climbing with snow mushrooms very tiring to get around them. Now too far to top. 25 Oct 2nd summit bid, fixed ropes in 1st rock band at 8100m and returned towards C6 when Cholda fell. 29 Oct 3rd attempt reached C6 on 31 Oct. 1 Nov Hajzer and Fine (French expedition) tried to go on, but too difficult for them and turned back. 1st Nov Kukuczka and Dasal then decided that because of 3rd party failure to fix more ropes it was impossible for them to get to top. Probably another camp required. 17-20 Oct heavy snowfall and then winds began. Very high on mountain problem was lack of snow staying on mountain and everyone tired after nearly 2 months. South Face of Lhotse is for 1990 although perhaps big expedition can manage now. Kukuczka arrived at BC 30 Sept; Fiut left to come to KTM when Cholda died. Pawlowski and Wielicki also left slightly early.
Accidents Cholda died from fall
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2449156
Year 1985
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face (right side via couloir)

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Rafal Cholda M 1957 Poland Climber Katowice, Poland Metallurgical engineer Details Other expeditions
Miroslaw Falco-Dasal M 1952 Poland Climber Chrzanow, Poland Engineer, geophysical Details Other expeditions
Walenty Fiut M 1947 Poland Climber Tylicz, Poland Art historian Details Other expeditions
Artur Henryk Hajzer M 1962 Poland Climber Katowice, Poland Student, world cultures Details Other expeditions
Jerzy Kukuczka M 1948 Poland Climber Katowice, Poland Electrician Details Other expeditions
Janusz Majer M 1946 Poland Leader Katowice, Poland Metallurgical engineer Details Other expeditions
Janusz Nabrdalik M 1949 Poland Climber Katowice, Poland Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Jan Nowak M 1957 Poland Climber Siemianowice, Poland Metallurgical engineer Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Jan Pawlowski M 1950 Poland Climber Katowice, Poland Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Krzysztof Wielicki M 1950 Poland Climber Tychy, Poland Electronics engineer Details Other expeditions
Piotr Wojtek M 1958 Poland Exp Doctor Gliwice, Poland Physician Details Other expeditions

References

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LHOT85301 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 60:232 (1986) -
LHOT85301 - Kukuczka, Jerzy My Vertical World Mountaineers, Seattle - K354
LHOT85301 - Kukuczka, Jerzy Na Szczytach Swiata Krajowa Agencia Wydawnicza, Katowice, Poland - K354
LHOT85301 - Kukuczka, Jerzy Kukuczka, Moj Pionowy Swiat Wydawnictwo 'Sport i Turystyka', Warsaw - -
LHOT85301 - Falco-Dasal, Miroslaw Kazdemu Jego Everest Wydawnictwo At, Warsaw - -
LHOT85301 MM - - - 108:11 (Mar 1986) -
LHOT85301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198623201/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse-Attempt-and-Tragedy - - -