Lhotse: West Face (Lhotse Face)

Follows the Everest South Col route to the Yellow Band beyond Camp 3, then turns up the Lhotse Face and finishes through the Reiss couloir.

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At a glance

Base camp: Not yet documented
Base camp location: Not yet documented
First climbed: 18 May 1956Source: Wikipedia (English)

The camps on this route are not yet documented with a source.

The route

Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss of the Swiss Everest and Lhotse expedition made the first ascent on 18 May 1956.¹

The western flank is a wall of blue ice about 1,125 m high. Sherpas and lead climbers fix ropes on it, and the Yellow Band and Geneva Spur break up the upper face.¹

Sources

Lhotse, Wikipedia (English). Retrieved 4 November 2026.

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