Lobuche East | 1989 E Face

A UK expedition to Lobuche East in 1989 via E Face, led by David Etherington. Summit reached on 18th December 1989. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2929
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LOBE89401
Peak ID	LOBE
Year	1989
Season	4
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	David Etherington
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	W Germany
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1989-12-18
Summit Time	1600
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6119
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	2
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	Climbed (TAWO-894-01) and Pokalde
Campsites	-
Route Notes	Lobuche East climbed by Etherington and Schneider. Left BC 16th Dec; one night in Lobuche village; 17th to base of E Face couloir; 18th climbed from biv at 5200m up couloir and reached top of mountain at 4:00 pm and to biv at 5300m on normal route; 19th back in BC. 22nd other two left BC to try Lobuche East and got to 5200m; 23rd to bottom of couloir 5400m where exhausted and back down. Pokalde climbed by Etherington; left BC 22nd at 5:15 am and reached 11:00 am via normal on north ridge and down to Namche where joined Schneider; other 2 arrived 24th Dec in time for Xmas.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	TAWO89401
Checksum	2450723
Year	1989
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e face

Members

Field	Value
ID	24241
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LOBE89401
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LOBE
Year	1989
Season	4
First Name	David
Last Name	Etherington
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Alpine instructor
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6119
Summit Date 1	1989-12-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1600
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437037
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david etherington
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	24242
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LOBE89401
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LOBE
Year	1989
Season	4
First Name	Joerg
Last Name	Schneider
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Blaustein, Baden-Wuerttemburg, W Germany
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6119
Summit Date 1	1989-12-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1600
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433406
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joerg schneider
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29426
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LOBE89401
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LOBE
Year	1989
Season	4
First Name	Roger Anthony
Last Name	Chippendale
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Great Harwood, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Alpine instructor
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5400
Summit Date 1	1989-12-23
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2436939
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	roger anthony chippendale
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29427
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LOBE89401
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LOBE
Year	1989
Season	4
First Name	Richard
Last Name	Emerson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Haig-Standish, Lancashire, England
Occupation	Alpine instructor
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5400
Summit Date 1	1989-12-23
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2436106
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard emerson
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
David Etherington	M	1966	UK	Leader	Blackburn, Lancashire, England	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Joerg Schneider	M	1956	W Germany	Exp Doctor	Blaustein, Baden-Wuerttemburg, W Germany	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Roger Anthony Chippendale	M	1965	UK	Climber	Great Harwood, Lancashire, England	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Richard Emerson	M	1963	UK	Climber	Haig-Standish, Lancashire, England	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	4528
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LOBE89401
Reference ID	01
Year	1989
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1990
Language	-
Citation	132:10 (Mar 1990)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LOBE89401	MM	-	-	-	132:10 (Mar 1990)	-