Mount Lhotse Expedition
Duration: 45 Days
Best Season: Autumn, Spring
Accommodation: Hotel, Lodge, Camp
Grade: Challenging
Altitude: 8,516m / 27,940ft
Embark on a journey of a lifetime with our Mount Lhotse Expedition. Tackle the challenge of climbing the world’s 4th highest mountain, standing tall at 8,516m (27,940 ft) above sea level. The ‘South Peak’, as Lhotse translates to in Tibetan, lies south of Mount Everest and is connected to the South Col. Along with the main summit, there are also two smaller peaks, Lhotse Middle (East) at 8,414m and Lhotse Shar at 8,383m waiting to be conquered.
Experience the thrill of climbing the steepest face in the world, rising 3.2km within 2.25km horizontal distance. The south face of Mt. Lhotse is renowned for its remarkable and dramatic appearance, and is a true test of strength and endurance. The standard climbing route follows the path of Everest’s South Col up to the Yellow Band beyond Camp III. After the Yellow Band, the route deviates with climbers bound for Everest taking a left over the Geneva Spur up to the South Col, while Lhotse climbers take a right further up the Lhotse face. The last leg of the journey to the summit passes through the narrow “Reiss couloir”.
Join the ranks of the elite climbers who have attempted and succeeded in scaling the summit of Lhotse. The main summit of Lhotse was first climbed by two Swiss climbers – Fritz. Luchsinger and Ernst. Reiss from the Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse Expedition on May 18, 1956, through the West Face. The South Face of Mt. Lhotse was successfully climbed for the first time in 1984 by a Czech climber. On May 12, 1979, Lhotse Shar summit was scaled and the middle summit was climbed on May 23, 2001.
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