Nuptse | 1997 W Face of Lhotse

A Russia expedition to Nuptse in 1997 via W Face of Lhotse, led by Victor Kozlov. Summit reached on 7th May 1997. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2244
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID NUPT97101
Peak ID NUPT
Year 1997
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face of Lhotse
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Victor Kozlov
Sponsor Russian Nuptse 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-04-11
Summit Date 1997-05-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 26
Total Days 49
Termination Date 1997-05-30
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7100 due to lack of manpower
High Point (m) 7100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
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(11/04,5350),C1(14/04,6100m),C2(20/04,6400m),C3(07-08/05,7100m),xxx(07,22/05,7100m)
Route Notes BC at Everest BC C1 at top of Khumbu Icefall C2 in Western Cwm (same as Everest C2) C3 on Lhotse West face (near other's lower C2). Climbed at first with Russian Lhotse team. C2 made with tent pitched for C1 which no longer existed. Helped Lhotse expedition to carry supplies up mountain and after leader broke his ribs about 1 May, not enough manpower to attempt Nuptse (intented to climb N Face). Carried Lhotse's oxygen to C3 twice, and on 22 May to bring down the tent there. Later helped helped Lhotse team bring down their gear. Only 3 Nuptse climbers since after 1 May when Kozlov broke his rib at BC when he tripped over a rope in the dark. Team was actually on Lhotse only.
Accidents Jidkov cerebral edema; Kozlov broke rib about 1 May
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453878
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face of lhotse

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alexander (Alex) Abramov M 1964 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia Professional alpinist Details Other expeditions
Marat Galinov M 1959 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia Engineer Details Other expeditions
Nicolai Jidkov M 1960 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Alexander (Sasha) Koval M 1953 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia Instructor and test pilot of parapentes Details Other expeditions
Victor Kozlov M 1956 Russia Leader Moscow, Russia Film-maker Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
NUPT97101 HIGH - - - 179:27-28 (Oct 1997) -