Lhotse | 1988 S Face

A France expedition to Lhotse in 1988 via S Face, led by Marc Batard. Summit reached on 25th October 1988. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1666
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Expedition ID LHOT88303
Peak ID LHOT
Year 1988
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Marc Batard
Sponsor -
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 Chhukung
Basecamp Date 1988-10-24
Summit Date 1988-10-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 1
Total Days 5
Termination Date 1988-10-29
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to Batard's exhaustion
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
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 Climbed Cho Oyu (CHOY-882-01) and Everest (EVER-883-07)
Campsites BC(24/10,5300m),xxx(25/10,6000m)
Route Notes BC at normal site for Lhotse South Face, west side of Lhotse Glacier. "Decided quickly was too tired. I look at face very well but I was too tired." To Lukla by helicopter, Namche very quickly, tired, slowly to BC. "Too tired and too much for more to climb this face, I need long time to recuperate." Also heard icefall not being kept open by Belgian's Sherpas as expected but more important I was too tired." Face not dangerous at this time; icefall all the time but it is possible to climb the face: same rock fell part of Yugoslavian route and Polish ice falling but French (Vincent Fine) route nothing: I think this is best way to climb the face; not dangerous but was too much snow on the rock above 7200m to about 8000m. Went very little above BC: on 25th Oct climbed in easy snow to about 6000m (very easy to 6800m) on face. Stayed at BC making film and left BC 29th Oct. Batard went directly from Everest to France, where had very busy 2 weeks, and back to Nepal for Lhotse. Would like try face at end of aut or early Dec in few years if no one else succeeds. Maurice Uguen at BC and 100m above, journalist but not climber; dramatized avalanching. Batard's friend Maurice Uguen - 2 Nov 88 Weather difficult - lot of snow avalanche, stone avalanche, seracs on route, lot of wind. Climbed just to see best route on face but only recce. Waited at BC one week and weather not favorable. Did not climb on face. Left BC 29 or 30 Oct. Batard returns KTM 16 and Nov and joins his members at Ama Dablam BC after there acclimatization on Kalapattar.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID EVER88307
Checksum 2450258
Year 1988
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Marc Marie Bernard Batard M 1951 France Leader Megeve, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Maurice Uguen M 1948 France Member Paris, France Journalist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.