Lhotse | 1999 W Face
A UK expedition to Lhotse in 1999 via W Face, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 29th April 1999. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3350 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LHOT99103 |
| Peak ID | LHOT |
| Year | 1999 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Henry Todd |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Guides Lhotse |
| 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 | Italy, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 1999-04-29 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | 1999-05-16 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7800m due to route difficulty |
| High Point (m) | 7800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| 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(5350m),C1(08/04,10,6000m),C2(12/04,6350m),C3(25/04,7300m),C4(29/04,7800m),xxx(29/04,18/05,7800m) |
| Route Notes | C4 not occupied by this team - tent and gear put in place in cooperation with Czechs; only Sherpas went there to leave gear and retrieve it but they never slept. No members went above C3: Czechs said it was hardest technical climbing they'd ever done and this team didn't have enough Sherpa strength to fix whole route as members would have needed. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Arun Treks |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454152 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w face |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carla Farsi | F | 1959 | Italy | Climber | Boulder, Colorado | University mathematics professor | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicholas J. (Nick) Gubser | M | 1938 | USA | Climber | Aspen, Colorado | Retired property manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Henry Barclay Todd | M | 1945 | UK | Leader | Edinburgh, Scotland | Expedition organizer & leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Peta Watts | F | 1955 | UK | Climber | Edinburgh, Scotland | Outdoor education and first aid instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Nuru Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Ghat, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.