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MT.
LHOTSE
55 DAYS MT. LHOTSE EXPEDITION (8516m, 27940ft) |
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Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world. Its long
east-west crest is located immediately south of Mount Everest,
and the summits of the two mountains are connected by the South
Col, a vertical ridge that never drops below 8,000 meters. Best
Climbing Months April, May, late September, October.
"Lhotse" which means south peaks is part of the Everest
massif. By virtue of it being 3km south of Mount Everest, from
which it is separated by the South Col. It is considered an
independent mountain. It was first climbed by F. Luchsinger
& E.Reiss in 1956. An impressive ring of three peaks make
up the Lhotse massif: Lhotse East or Middle, Lhotse & Lhotse
Shar. The South Face of Lhotse is one of the largest mountain
faces in the world. We attempt to climb the normal route to
the tallest peak of the Lhotse massif.
Lhotse BC is located beside the Khumbu Glacier, same as Everest
BC. The section during the climb which has been unanimously
declared the most dangerous is the Khumbu Icefall. The first
successful ascent of the mountain was in 1956 by the Swiss on
the West Face. The South Face though attempted many times was
successful climbed only in 1984 by a Czech expeditions. This
beautiful massif also holds immense promise as it is little
developed and offers fascinating opportunities.
Itinerary
| Itinerary |
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| Day 01: |
Arrive Kathmandu. |
| Day 02-04: |
KTM for official formalities
and other preparation. |
| Day 05: |
Fly to Lukla and trek
to Phakding. |
| Day 06: |
Namche Bazaar |
| Day 07: |
Khumjung. |
| Day 08: |
Khumjung, acclimatization
day. |
| Day 09: |
Tengboche Monastery |
| Day 10: |
Pheriche |
| Day 11: |
Lobuche. |
| Day 12: |
Lhotse base camp. |
| Day 13- 46: |
Climbing
Period. |
| Day 47–48: |
Cleaning up Base Camp.. |
| Day 49: |
Pheriche |
| Day 50: |
Khumjung |
| Day 51: |
Phakding |
| Day 52: |
Lukla |
| Day 53: |
Fly to Kathmandu. Transfer
to hotel. |
| Day 54: |
Free day in Kathmandu |
| Day 55: |
Departure. |
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