Mt. Lhotse Expedition

Mount Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8516m. This is the part of the Everest massif, it comprises the Lhotse middle, Lhotse Shar along with the main summit. Lhotse was first climbed on May 18, 1956 by the Swiss Mount Everest/Lhotse expedition. The Lhotse standard climbing route follows the same path as Everest’s South Col route up to the Yellow Band beyond camp 3. After the Yellow Band, the routes diverse with climbers bound foe 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 part to the summit leads through the narrow Reiss couloir until the Lhotse main peak is reached. The western flank of Lhotse is known as the Lhotse face. Any climber bound for the South col on Everest must climb this 1125 m wall of glacier blue ice. Two rocky sections called the Yellow Band and Geneva spur interrupt the icy ascent on the upper part of the face. Climbers utilize the same camps and infrastructure starting at the base of the Khumbu glacier as Everest expedition uses.