Lhotse | 1986 W Face

A Poland expedition to Lhotse in 1986 via W Face, led by Tadeusz Karolczak. Summit reached on 14th May 1986. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	526
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT86102
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Tadeusz Karolczak
Sponsor	Polish Everest Expedition 1986 (Spring)
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	14th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1986-04-10
Summit Date	1986-05-14
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	34
Total Days	48
Termination Date	1986-05-28
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
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	Attempted Everest (EVER-861-05)
Campsites	Smt(14/05)
Route Notes	On the 14th the 2 Poles, Lwow and Karolczak, went surreptitiously to the summit of Lhotse and back to their bivouac. They considered their Lhotse ascent good acclimatization for another go at the West Ridge route, but Karolczak now developed stomach illness and Austrian member Putz had dropped out of the climb because of an old back injury. On 24th May Lwow went alone up through the Khumbu Icefall to try to solo the normal route, but the following several days brought heavy snowfall, he was able to get no higher than 6700m, he was very tired and it would have taken him more days to reach the summit alone than were left in the climbing season. He returned to BC on 27th and abandoned the struggle on the 28th of May.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	EVER86105
Checksum	2449361
Year	1986
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	16422
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT86102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Aleksander
Last Name	Lwow
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Wroclaw, Poland
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	1986-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	14
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	2432564
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	aleksander lwow
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23544
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT86102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Tadeusz
Last Name	Karolczak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Poznan, Poland
Occupation	Electrical engineer
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8516
Summit Date 1	1986-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	14
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	2433223
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tadeusz karolczak
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Aleksander Lwow	M	1953	Poland	Climber	Wroclaw, Poland	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Tadeusz Karolczak	M	1955	Poland	Leader	Poznan, Poland	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.