| elevation: |
8,586 metres (28,169 feet) |
| location: |
Nepal - India |
| range: |
Himalaya |
| coordinates: |
27°42' N 88°08' E |
| first ascent: |
1955 by George Band and Joe Brown |
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Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain and is connected to Mount
Everest via the South Col. The main summit is 8,586 metres.
Lhotse (main) was first climbed on May 18, 1956 by the Swiss team Ernst Reiss
and Fritz Luchsinger. On May 12, 1979, Zepp Maierl and Rolf Walter of Austria
made the first ascent of Lhotse Shar. On May 23, 2001, the first ascent of Lhotse
Middle was made by Eugeny Vinogradsky, Serguei Timofeev, Alexei Bolotov and
Petr Kuznetsov of a Russian expedition.
The western flank of Lhotse is known as the Lhotse Face. Any climber bound
for the South Col on Everest must climb this 1,125m (3,700ft) wall of glacial
blue ice. This face rises at 40 and 50 degree pitches with the occasional 80
degree bulges. High altitude climbing Sherpas and the lead climbers set fixed
ropes up this big wall of ice.
Himalaya wrap-up: difficult descent on Kangchenjunga, summit on Dhaula, pushes on Lhotse and ManasluMounteverest May 19 2009 10:49AM GMT
Bold Solos in Nepal12/30/08 - In November, Spanish climber Jordi Tozas completed two solo ascents of 6,000-meter peaks in the Khumbu region of Nepal, and made
Everest / Lhotse 2006: Tunc Pictures and Summit ReportEverest News Jun 15 2008 10:17PM GMT
Rob Hall Courtesy Photo Ed Viesturs nears the summit of Lhotse in 2006, with Mount Everest in the background. Courtesy Newscom Three Tibetan independence activists erect a banner at a Mount Everest base camp in April 2007 after protesting China's plaBroomfield Enterprise Jun 5 2008 7:02AM GMT
Another Sherpa world record: Lhotse x 4Mounteverest May 24 2008 10:28AM GMT
Everest and Himalaya wrap-up: Summit day on Everest, Lhotse and MakaluMounteverest May 24 2008 10:29AM GMT
Everest and Himalaya wrap-up: Summits and rescues on Everest and Lhotse, Pasang lost on MakaluMounteverest May 24 2008 10:28AM GMT
Himalaya wrap-up: Makalu summits - more to come on Lhotse and Annapurna?Mounteverest May 19 2008 8:44PM GMT
Everest and Himalaya wrap-up: Everest climbers butt to butt on Lhotse wall, Maxut bags his 12th, rescue underway on MakaluMounteverest May 17 2008 1:53PM GMT
The final dot: 2008 Lhotse-Everest traverse by Kazakh National TeamMounteverest May 13 2008 1:49PM GMT
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