Lhotse | 1998 W Face

A China expedition to Lhotse in 1998 via W Face, led by Samdrup. Summit reached on 13th October 1998. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3199
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Expedition ID LHOT98301
Peak ID LHOT
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality China
Leaders Samdrup
Sponsor China-Tibet Expedition to 14 Mountains of 8000m
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 49th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-09-08
Summit Date 1998-10-13
Summit Time 0830
Summit Days 35
Total Days 40
Termination Date 1998-10-18
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 2200
Total Members 10
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 -
Campsites BC(08/09,5350m),C1(5950m),C2(18/09,6430m),C3(22/09,7100m),C4(27/09,7900m),Smt(13/10)
Route Notes BC at normal site for Everest C1 at top of Icefall (only a depot) C2 in West Cwm C3 on West Face C4 near bottom of Couloir. Planned 28th summit bid Akebu, Lobsang Yonden, Ren Na and Tsering Dorje from C4 but avalanche covered C4 at 1:00 pm on 27th and 3 members inside but Ren Na outside and could dig out tent and men inside, freezing his fingers slightly. Slept in sleeping bags under the stars and on 27th down to C2. Members in C3 down to C2 26th night because their tent also covered by same avalanche and tent poles broken but members got out. 28th all down to BC. 10 Oct started up again after snowfall and members rested and recuperated. 12 Oct C4 reached by Dachung, Lodue, Pemba Tashi, Ren Na and Tshering Dorje and next day on top; left C4 at 4:00 am and on true (left-hand) summit at 8:30 am, stayed 55 minutes in wind but very clear weather (from glacier below BC leader using telescope could see men on summit and national flag they were holding blow away) - went to left-hand (snow) summit.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement 1st Chinese ascent
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453953
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Akebu (Akbu, Akbulnut) M 1962 China Climber Lhasa, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Dachung (Daqiong) M 1963 China Climber Lhasa, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Gyalbu (Jiabu) M 1959 China Climber Lhasa, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Lossang Yonden M 1955 China Exp Doctor Lhasa, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Lhotse (Luoze, Lodue) M 1962 China Climber Lhasa, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tashi (Bianba Zhaxi) M 1965 China Climber Lhasa, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Ren Na M 1966 China Climber Shigatse, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Samdrup (Samdruk) M 1953 China Leader Shigatse, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Tsering Dorje (Cerin Duoji) M 1960 China Climber Namling Dzong, Tibet, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Purbu Tsering M - China Climber/Interpreter Lhasa, Tibet, China Alpinist, China Tibet Mountaineering Assoc. Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LHOT98301 HIGH - - - 198:36 (May 1999) -