Luza | 2020 NE Face

A Nepal expedition to Luza in 2020 via NE Face, led by Pemba Sherpa. Summit reached on 17th December 2020. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10536
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LUZA20401
Peak ID LUZA
Year 2020
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Face
Route 2 SE Face
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Pemba Sherpa
Sponsor Luza 5726m, First Ascent Expedition 2020
Success 1 False
Success 2 True
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 1st
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2020-12-17
Summit Time 1215
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 5710
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 3
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 Smt(17/12)
Route Notes First attempted the NE Face, but turned back due rockfall. Then summited via the SE Face.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Xtreme Climbers
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461896
Year 2020
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) ne face

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Pemba Sherpa M 1991 Nepal Leader Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa M 1995 Nepal Climber Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Urken Lendu (Urgen Tenzing) Sherpa M 1993 Nepal Climber Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LUZA20401 - - https://www.desnivel.com/expediciones/primera-ascension-sherpa-de-un-cincomil-tecnico-en-nepal/ Spanish - -
LUZA20401 - - https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/luza-peak-in-nepal-first-ascent-by-young-sherpa-team.html - - -
LUZA20401 AAJ Sherpa, Pemba Sharwa Luza Peak, Southeast Face and South-Southeast Ridge - 95:195 (2021) -
LUZA20401 - Sherpa, Pemba Sharwa http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201215834 - - -