Lhotse Expedition

Trip Highlights

• 4th Highest Peak in the world
• A bizarre peak with an overwhelming south face
• One of the loftiest faces in the world: Ascent 3.2 km in just 2.25 km of horizontal distance
• Three summits: Lhotse Main, Lhotse Shar, and Lhotse East

Fourth highest peak in the world which was ascended least in the past is turning into well-known for its amazing and dramatic South face. The South face boost 3.2 km and is 2.25 km broad making it the lofty face of this size in the world.

Hence it is certified as one of the most awfully challenging climbs and is hardly pursued. Lhotse is based at the border of Tibet and Nepal. Its extended east-west crest is based right away south of Mt. Everest, and the apex of the two mountains are associated by the South Col, a vertical hill that never drops beneath 8,000m. In fact, Lhotse has 3 apexes. Thus the fundamental apexes of Lhotse are at height of 8,516m, Lhotse Middle 8,414m, and Lhotse Shar 8,383m

History

A foreign team in the year 1955, first attempt Mt.Lhotse. The first fortunate climb of this mountain was in 1956 by F. Luchsinger and E.Reiss of Swiss from the West Face.

The primary trail of Lhotse is through Everest’s South Col. Lhotse is observed as the least mounting activity of any 8000m peak in Nepal. Likewise, Lhotse Sar was first mounted by an Austrian expedition in 1970. There was no exact trail in the region before 1977. It was the German Expedition who had settled the use trail to summit the peak in the year 1977.

When To Climb

As for all the chain of mountains peaks, there are two fundamental seasons. Pre-monsoon season runs from April via May. Post monsoon season runs from late September via October. During this period of time, one can get the stunning views of the mountains and picturesque visions of the surrounding.

Permit for Mt. Lhotse Expedition

Every external traveler requires to request for somewhat three visas to visit the Mt. Lhotse base camp. This is because the international boundary between China and Nepal drive side to side the exact summit mark of Mt. Lhotse.

First: Tibet Entry Permit which circulates by the Tibet Tourism Bureau, but it has to be tested via a Tibet travel agency.

Second: Frontier Pass, which can be circulated via Armed Police Tibet Frontier Corps in Lhasa. This visa will grant you to go to Mt. Lhotse or Nepal through Zhangmu Border.

To request for this visa, following essential the documents are:

• The original photocopy of Tibet Travel Visa
• The photocopy of passport
• The photocopy of Chinese visa
• Tour itinerary
• Responsibility statement of travel agency

Third: Alien’s Travel Permit circulated by the Public Security Bureau. This visa will grant you travel into the closed areas of Tibet. To apply for this visa, following essential the documents are:

• The original photocopy of  Tibet Travel Visa
• The photocopy of passport
• The original photocopy of the tour guide’s certificate
• The original frontier pass
• Tour itinerary

Fourth: Mountaineering license. You need to apply for a mountaineering license which is issued by the Tibet Mountaineering Association. If you want to visit any places higher than the EBC, or any altitude above 5,000m.