The final push from Camp Three, up the daunting face of Lhotse and the Couloir, to the summit at 8,516 meters (27,940 feet).

Statistics

1,127

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38

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Difficulty

FATMAP difficulty grade

Extreme

Description

From Camp Three they made their successful summit push to the top of Lhotse. Heading up the Lhotse Face it switches into the Couloir and the snow condition changes to breakable crusts making it really hard ascending.