Lhotse Shar | 1983 SE Ridge

A Canada expedition to Lhotse Shar in 1983 via SE Ridge, led by Roger Marshall. Summit reached on 21st October 1983. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 123
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LSHR83301
Peak ID LSHR
Year 1983
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Canada
Leaders Roger Marshall
Sponsor Canadian Lhotse Shar 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 USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1983-09-04
Summit Date 1983-10-21
Summit Time -
Summit Days 47
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7925m due to route difficulties
High Point (m) 7925
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 5
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
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(04/09,5275m),C1(05/09,5670m),C2(26/09,6100m),C3(17/10,6555m),C4(19/10,7010m),C5(20/10,7500m),xxx(21/10,7925m)
Route Notes BC at 40 mins northeast of Island Peak BC. C1 to C2: lot of vertical ice very loose required lot of traversing to get around ice cliffs - plus lot of bad weather. Above C2 2 more icefalls, very steep ice cliffs of 500 ft, finally climbed ice ridge close to S Face which was dangerous from falling ice, then technical rock, then corniced knife ridge.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448467
Year 1983
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
George Lawrence M 1949 USA Climber Port Angeles, Washington Logger Details Other expeditions
Roger Gough Marshall M 1941 Canada Leader Vancouver, British Columbia Travel writer Details Other expeditions
Cynthia (Cindy) Cannell F 1949 USA Climber Colorado Springs, Colorado Photographer Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LSHR83301 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 58:238 (1984) -
LSHR83301 MM - - - 96:10 (Mar 1984) -
LSHR83301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198423802/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse-Shar-Attempt - - -