Lhotse | 1990 S Face (new line)

A France expedition to Lhotse in 1990 via S Face (new line), led by Christophe Profit. Summit reached on 9th October 1990. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	706
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT90302
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1990
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Face (new line)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Christophe Profit
Sponsor	French 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	-
Basecamp Date	1990-09-10
Summit Date	1990-10-09
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	29
Total Days	40
Termination Date	1990-10-20
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7600m due to winds
High Point (m)	7600
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	-
Campsites	BC(10/09,5100m),xxx(09,19/09,7600m)
Route Notes	BC at 50m above USSR BC on west side of Lhotse Glacier C2 at series of bivouacs High point at 2 points on South Face. 1st attempt of couloir and to left; stopped at 7600m; 2nd went right and much wind so extreme right to Kukuczka C5. Had wanted to acclimatize on Lhotse Shar to 6800m once or twice but Spaniards did not agree (why don't understand) so climbed on Polish route but one day big wind slab came down when were at 6200m. Were well acclimatized when started up own route (Polish route very dangerous from avalanche). 1st attempt on own route began on 6 Oct from BC; reached 5800m for 1st biv (too dangerous to go up couloir in day time so slept here all day - had arrived at 9:00 am). 8:00 pm of 6th started up again and climbed couloir all night in good moonlight and stopped at top of gully at 8:00 am of 7th. This place very dangerous because with sunshine stone fall began - were hit by stones but not seriouly hurt; pitched tent and stayed one day there before attempting difficult rock and ice, made better places for tent. 8 Oct at 11:00 pm again up (ice made better places for tent). 8th Oct at 11:00 pm again up (ice soft in day so impossible because of difficulty) and arrived at Russian fixed ropes and reached 7600m at 8:00 am where pitched tent 20 minutes below Russian C5. Slept one night at this biv and 10 Oct decided not to use Russian fixed rope since not alpine-style to do so and also winds strong so decided to go down; also now discovered a possible new route to right. Descended to BC on 10th in 5 hours by Russian ropes with plan to abandon route to left. 16th Oct began up again and reached 5800m biv place and 17th to a new 2nd biv at slightly different site on right at 7200m onto face at noon. From here began difficult rock and mixed at "extremely difficulty." 18th climbed long day and surmounted all the difficulties but wind became strong; biv at 7400m at 8:00 pm. 19th wind "terrible" which pushed powdered snow avalanche upwards so went quickly to Kukuczka C5 looking for protection and biv there at 7600m under rock. 20th am stove broken and dangerous to use and wind "impossible" and decided to go down via Kukucza route; started at 12:00 noon and at 6500m at 5:30 pm [biv] in good crevasse. 21st to BC. Both went to return to face in '91 or '92.
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	Kunga
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2450974
Year	1990
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s face (new line)

Members

Field	Value
ID	16536
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT90302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Pierre
Last Name	Beghin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Isere, France
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1990-10-09
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	0
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	(1951-1992) Died 11 Oct 1992 on Annapurna I from fall
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2431850
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pierre beghin
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16537
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT90302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Christophe
Last Name	Profit
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1990-10-09
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	0
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435443
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christophe profit
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Pierre Beghin	M	1951	France	Climber	Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Isere, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Christophe Profit	M	1961	France	Leader	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	761
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT90302
Reference ID	01
Year	1990
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Beghin, Pierre
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	-
Citation	65:221 (1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3498
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT90302
Reference ID	02
Year	1990
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Beghin, Pierre
Title	Hautes Altitudes
Publisher	Didier & Richard, Grenoble
Publication Date	1991
Language	French
Citation	-
Yak 94	B235
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11635
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT90302
Reference ID	03
Year	1990
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199122101/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse-South-Face-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT90302	AAJ	Beghin, Pierre	-	-	65:221 (1991)	-
LHOT90302	-	Beghin, Pierre	Hautes Altitudes	Didier & Richard, Grenoble	-	B235
LHOT90302	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199122101/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse-South-Face-Attempt	-	-	-