Lhotse Shar | 1990 S Ridge-SE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Lhotse Shar in 1990 via S Ridge-SE Ridge, led by Merce Macia. Summit reached on 8th October 1990. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	707
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Peak ID	LSHR
Year	1990
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Ridge-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Merce Macia
Sponsor	Mataro Expedition to Himalaya - Lhotse Shar
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	8th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1990-08-23
Summit Date	1990-10-08
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	46
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8382
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	3000
Total Members	9
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	-
Campsites	BC(23/08,5200m),C1(02/09,5750m),C2(10/09,6250m),C3(17/09,6800m),C4(25/09,7350m),Biv(07/10,7900m),Smt(08/10)
Route Notes	BC east of Island Peak's point 5357 on National Geographic map. Badiola and Valles made bivouac at 7900m and on 7th Oct as planned during climb; no C5 because with no Sherpas. Spanish members had worked hard and some not well acclimatized. 3000m rope fixed from C1 to C4 up difficult route. C2, C3 and C4 were snow caves because of strong winds; lots of snow ridge with windslabs, which they carefully avoided. Reached top at 11:00 am in clear day in strong wind (which caused Soviets on Lhotse S Face to freeze feet during biv without tent). Spanish bivouacked in small tent, which was blown into Tibet with sleeping bags, etc.; only 1 pole left of biv. Summiters went down to C4 in snow cave; Valles no frostbite, but Badiola slightly frostbitten toes. Last 5m to top 90 degrees ice and very technical climbing and necessary to rapell down this section; top had big cornices. Macia turned back at 7500m on 6th Oct because not well acclimatized. Had been climbing on 6th with Valles and Badiola. She was only other member to go above C4.
Accidents	Only 2 members have frostbitten toes which will heal
Achievement	1st Spanish to any Lhotse summit
Agency	Kunga
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2451018
Year	1990
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s ridge-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	16909
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LSHR
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Manu
Last Name	Badiola Otegi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Oredeta, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Bus driver
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)	8382
Summit Date 1	1990-10-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	8
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	(1954-1991) Died 2 Oct 1991 on Makalu from fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432954
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	manu badiola otegi
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16910
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LSHR
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Jordi
Last Name	Homs Brustenga
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Rubi, Barcelona, Spain
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2435327
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jordi homs brustenga
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16911
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LSHR
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Maria Mercedes (Merce)
Last Name	Macia Armengol
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Mataro, Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Secretary
Leader	True
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)	7500
Summit Date 1	1990-10-06
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	2
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2433849
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	maria mercedes (merce) macia armengol
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	16912
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LSHR
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Victor
Last Name	Marin Casanovas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Mataro, Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Builder
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2436438
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	victor marin casanovas
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16913
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LSHR
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Manuel
Last Name	Punsola Mitjans
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Mataro, Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Ski 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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2430532
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	manuel punsola mitjans
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16914
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LSHR
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Miquel
Last Name	Sala Roy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Mataro, Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Electronics engineer
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2431333
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	miquel sala roy
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16915
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LSHR
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Jose Luis
Last Name	Sasot Soriano
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2436111
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jose luis sasot soriano
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16916
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LSHR
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Pedro
Last Name	Torres Sanroma
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Mataro, Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Truck driver
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2435589
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pedro torres sanroma
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16917
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	LSHR
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Carles
Last Name	Valles Ocana
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Wholesaler of shoes
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)	8382
Summit Date 1	1990-10-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	8
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	2434427
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	carles valles ocana
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Manu Badiola Otegi	M	1954	Spain	Climber	Oredeta, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Bus driver	Details Other expeditions
Jordi Homs Brustenga	M	1960	Spain	Exp Doctor	Rubi, Barcelona, Spain	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Maria Mercedes (Merce) Macia Armengol	F	1956	Spain	Leader	Mataro, Barcelona, Spain	Secretary	Details Other expeditions
Victor Marin Casanovas	M	1963	Spain	Climber	Mataro, Barcelona, Spain	Builder	Details Other expeditions
Manuel Punsola Mitjans	M	1947	Spain	Climber	Mataro, Barcelona, Spain	Ski instructor	Details Other expeditions
Miquel Sala Roy	M	1949	Spain	Climber	Mataro, Barcelona, Spain	Electronics engineer	Details Other expeditions
Jose Luis Sasot Soriano	M	1962	Spain	Climber	Barcelona, Spain	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Pedro Torres Sanroma	M	1961	Spain	Climber	Mataro, Barcelona, Spain	Truck driver	Details Other expeditions
Carles Valles Ocana	M	1958	Spain	Climber	Barcelona, Spain	Wholesaler of shoes	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	763
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Reference ID	01
Year	1990
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	-
Citation	65:220 (1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3443
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Reference ID	02
Year	1990
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Valles, Carles
Title	La Realidad de un Sueno
Publisher	L'Aixernador Editions, Argentona, Spain
Publication Date	1993
Language	Spanish
Citation	-
Yak 94	V121
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4565
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Reference ID	03
Year	1990
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	-
Citation	137:8 (Jan 1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6306
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Reference ID	04
Year	1990
Type	3
Journal	OTH
Author	Cingles Magazine
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1990
Language	Spanish
Citation	72:302-320 (Oct 1990)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Entire issue devoted to Lhotse Shar expedition

Field	Value
ID	11582
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LSHR90301
Reference ID	05
Year	1990
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199122002/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse-Shar
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LSHR90301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	65:220 (1991)	-
LSHR90301	-	Valles, Carles	La Realidad de un Sueno	L'Aixernador Editions, Argentona, Spain	-	V121
LSHR90301	MM	-	-	-	137:8 (Jan 1991)	-
LSHR90301	OTH	Cingles Magazine	-	-	72:302-320 (Oct 1990)	-
LSHR90301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199122002/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse-Shar	-	-	-