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 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| 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) | - |