Lhotse | 1989 W Face
A Yugoslavia expedition to Lhotse in 1989 via W Face, led by Jovan Poposki. Summit reached on 30th April 1989. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 392 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT89101 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 1989 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Yugoslavia |
| Leaders | Jovan Poposki |
| Sponsor | Jovan Poposki Autumn 1989 Everest Lhotse Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 19th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1989-03-31 |
| Summit Date | 1989-04-30 |
| Summit Time | 1445 |
| Summit Days | 30 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8516 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| 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 Everest (EVER-891-05) |
| Campsites | BC(31/03,5300m),C1(07/04,6100m),C2(09/04,6700m),C3(17/04,7300m),Smt(30/04) |
| Route Notes | BC at normal site C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face. Bozic and Groselj arrived BC 15 April. Started together from C3 to Lhotse summit on 30 April. Left C3 at 12:45 am. Bozic stopped at yellow band, down to C3 to warm his freezing feet, up again to 8200m, waited there watching Groselj descend from summit. Groselj reached summit at about 2:45 pm without oxygen in very good snow conditions except no snow in couloir, very strong wind (others unable to reach C3 from C2 on other expedition), extremely cold summit covered by cloud. Descending couloir very bad; fell 10m into soft snow. Very tired; cannot remember details. Up to 7800m used fixed ropes (Yugo and US). Returned to C3 together at 8:00 pm. Next day 1 May to BC. Bozic realized Groselj was straying off route and moved to left to meet him. No Sherpas above C3 for Lhotse. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | EVER89105 |
| Checksum | 2450446 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saso Andonov | M | 1963 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Student, technology | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Andreevski | M | 1946 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Engineer, communications systems | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Boskov | M | 1950 | Yugoslavia | Deputy Ldr/Exp Doctor | Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Stipe Bozic | M | 1951 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Slobodan Gorgevik | M | 1941 | Yugoslavia | Radio Operator | Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Viktor (Viki) Groselj | M | 1952 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia | Teacher, sports | Details Other expeditions |
| Dimitar Ilievski-Murato | M | 1953 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Bitola, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Auto mechanic | Details Other expeditions |
| Borce Jovcevski | M | 1957 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Titov Veles, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Locksmith | Details Other expeditions |
| Rumen Kamilov | M | 1946 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Lecturer, visual arts | Details Other expeditions |
| Gjorgji Kostovski | M | 1955 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Bitola, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Telephonist | Details Other expeditions |
| Straso Lozanoski | M | 1947 | Yugoslavia | BC Manager | Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Jovan Poposki | M | 1949 | Yugoslavia | Leader | Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Gorazd Rosoklija | M | 1949 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Professor of neurology & physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Serafim Serafimovski | M | 1956 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Strumica, Macedonia, Yugoslavia | Locksmith | Details Other expeditions |
| Dimitar Todorovski | M | 1964 | Yugoslavia | Climber | Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia & Sydney, Australia | Police officer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.