Lhotse Face
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Lhotse Face is a steep, glaciated wall of ice and rock on the western flank of Lhotse that forms a key and notoriously challenging section of the standard climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lhotse face (higher on the route) | 1 |
| West Face and Lhotse Couloir | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glaciated mountain face
ⓘ
ice wall ⓘ mountaineering route section ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | Camp II on Mount Everest South Col route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateHeightDifference |
1100 metres
ⓘ
3600 feet ⓘ |
| climbedUsing |
fixed ropes
ⓘ
front-point crampon technique ⓘ |
| climbingSeason |
post-monsoon (autumn)
ⓘ
pre-monsoon (spring) ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
crevasses
ⓘ
rock bands ⓘ seracs ⓘ |
| firstClimbedAsPartOf | 1953 British Mount Everest expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOfRouteTo |
Lhotse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Everest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalType | glacial ice overlying metamorphic rock ⓘ |
| hasHighCampOn | Camp III on Mount Everest South Col route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
altitude sickness
ⓘ
avalanches ⓘ extreme cold ⓘ falling climbers ⓘ icefall ⓘ |
| isOnStandardRoute |
South Col route on Mount Everest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
normal route on Lhotse ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exposure to high winds
ⓘ
extreme altitude ⓘ objective hazards from ice and rockfall ⓘ steepness ⓘ |
| liesBetween |
South Col
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Cwm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Khumbu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInSubrange | Mahalangur Himal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnFlankOf | Lhotse west face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerElevationApprox | 6500 metres ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most technically demanding sections of the Everest South Col route ⓘ |
| orientation | west-facing ⓘ |
| partOf | Lhotse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slopeAngleRange | 40 to 50 degrees ⓘ |
| surfaceType |
blue ice
ⓘ
hard glacial ice ⓘ |
| typicalAscentStyle |
expedition-style climbing
ⓘ
guided commercial expeditions ⓘ |
| upperElevationApprox | 7600 metres ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Everest climbers from the Nepal side
ⓘ
Lhotse climbers from the normal route ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lhotse face (higher on the route)
subject surface form:
Lhotse
this entity surface form:
West Face and Lhotse Couloir