Mt. Lhotse Expedition. ( 8,516m)
Elevation: 8,516m
Region: Everest Region.
The route: Kathamndu-Lukla- Lhotse BC.
Best season: Sept. to Oct.& April to May.
Program duration: 45 day
Lhotse East or Middle (8,414 m) is situated on the ridge between Main summit of Lhotse 8,516 m and summit Lhotse Shar 8,400 m.Any separate ascents up to this summit are practically excluded because of the steep walls and very crossed relief and it is possible to summit it only climbing up to Lhotse Main or Lhotse Shar before and then make a traverse of a very crossed ridge with a length about 1000 meters.
The ascent up to Lhotse Main by itself or Lhotse Shar is the task of separate expedition.
The additional traverse which requires several days of work on the height more then 8,300 m makes the Lhotse East unclimbed till nowadays. Last first ascent up to the summit higher then 8 000 m was in 1982. |
