Mt. Lhotse a part of Everest massif and group of three peaks make up the Lhotse massif itself: Lhotse East or Middle, Lhotse & Lhotse Shar. The first attempt was made by an international team in the year 1955 but successful ascent was in 1956 by F. Luchsinger & E.Reiss of Swiss from the West Face. Normal route for the summit is via Everest's South Col and the base camp & climbing route up to camp III of MT. Lhotse & Mt. Everest is same. The climbing route of Mt. Lhotse is separated with the route of Mt Everest between the part of South Col and Camp III. The descending is made via same route down to base camp.
Trip length: 59 Days
Grade: Extremely strenuous climbing
Accommodation: Hotel and camping
Transportation: Flights
Altitude maximum: 8516m
Best Time: Spring April - May / Autumn Oct – Nov
DAY 01 Arrival Kathmandu, transfer to hotel.
DAY 02 Full day sight-seeing tour of Kathmandu valley
DAY 03 Expedition briefing & preparation.
DAY 04 Flight to Lukla, trek to Phakding, camp or lodge
DAY 05 Trek to Namche
DAY 06 Rest day at Namche
DAY 07 Trek to Tengboche
DAY 08 Trek to Pheriche
DAY 09 Trek to Lobuche
DAY 10 Trek to Ghorakshep
DAY 11 Trek to Lhotse Base Camp
DAY 12-52, Climbing period of Mt. Lhotse
DAY 53 Clean up and preparation at base camp
DAY 54 Trek back to Dingboche, camp
DAY 55 Trek to Namche, camp
DAY 56 Trek to Lukla, Camp
DAY 57 Flight Lukla to Ktm, transfer to hotel.
DAY 58 Kathmandu , hotel.
DAY 59 Depart KTM for return home.
Expedition package cost: USD 9000.00 per person group joining base and minimum 4 person
Cost includes
Lhotse climbing permit and all govt. taxes.
5 nights hotel accommodation in Kathmandu on BB basis.
Round trip airfare and domestic airport taxes
Excess baggage's and domestic cargo
Liaison office fee
One head Sardar/Guide
Cook and kitchen boys
High Altitude Climbing Sherpa (One Sherpa per four members)
Necessary number of porters and Yaks
All meals during the expedition
All necessary camping and kitchen gears
Communication & storage tents
Oxygen with regulator set for medical purpose only at base camp
Insurance of climbing Sherpa and local team members
All airport/hotel transfers by private transport.
Celebration dinner.
Cost excludes
Medical and personal high risk insurance (suggest to have rescue insurance as well)
Major meals in Kathmandu.
Personal climbing gears.
Cost of electronic appliances.
Cost of emergency evacuation
Personal natures expenses
Walki Takie permit set & Satellite phone permit
Oxygen & Mask -regulator
Bar Bills & beverage
Tips and summit bonus.
Expedition preparation
We get the necessary logistic and other supports before the clients arrive in kathmandu. On second day, the group will have to attend the briefing about the expedition at the ministry of tourism and after all the things complete
We fly to Lukla and begin our dreamed expedition steps up the Khumbu valley to Lhotse base camp. We will establish our base camp at 5200m and climb further setting 3 camps before summit attempt.
Introduction and briefing
On our all expedition, we give a short brief about the trip in Kathmandu on the same day of your arrival and introduce your trip guide and team members. At the mean time, we provide an opportunity for individuals to ask questions if any about the trip.
Expedition Itinerary
The given itinerary is not a fixed program but is intended to give an indication of the likely events during the expedition. It is always advised to have a flexible plan in order to take the best advantage of situations. As the nature of mountaineering on 8,000m and above peaks, it will be necessary to changes to the itinerary maximising the benefit for the team members to ensuring your success on the mountains.
Climbing requirements
Any member in the team should have enough previous high-altitude and general mountaineering experience to climb 8,000m mountain so that it will ensure that the team members are physically, mentally and technically suitably prepared with reasonably self-sufficient for moving between camps unsupervised. Team member’s interest, co-operation, communication or sharing the idea and decision making as per the situation effects the team and summit attempt. And ability/skill of using gears and working on crevasse rescue techniques. So if you meet above requirements you can join this fully supported expedition.
Local supporting staffs
Every fully supported expedition, we provide an experience Sherpa climbing guides and other high altitude assistants for load-carrying, base camp establishment and stocking of camps. These Sherpas have many ascents of 8,000m peaks in the Nepalese Himalaya accompanying the team for summit attempt.
Oxygen supply
We advice to take at least 6 bottles of oxygen for above camp two to increase the speed further climb. Oxygen should be latest with most advanced oxygen mask to ensure efficient delivery, such that little oxygen is wasted, and you benefit as best as possible from carrying the additional weight of the cylinder. The oxygen can be purchased in kathmandu as well as there are advanced supplying stores.
Medical supply
There should be a supply of oxygen at base camp for medical emergencies for the climbers and crews. We supply a comprehensive first aid kit during the expedition and a portable hyperbaric chamber which will be kept during the climb at the base camp or advance base camps.
Communications
We provide satellite, hand-held telephones during the expedition, for use anywhere in Nepal - including the mountain, whether base camp or summit! We suggest to you’re your own satellite that has a broadband data connection and laptop for Internet access.
So there is possibility of communication during the expedition between all climbers.
Equipments
Good quality and enough climbing equipments are most important for a successful summit attempt. We provide all group equipments like ropes, fixing gear, tents, stoves and fuel. Climbers need to provide your own personal equipment like Ice axe, Crampons,
Harness, Figure 8 Descender, Helmet, Prussik loops, Ascender, 3 x tape slings, 4 x screwgate karabiners, Five season sleeping bag, Down suit or duvet/salopette combination and Double HA Mountaineering Boots (La Sportiva Olympus Mons, Millet Everest or Scarpa Phantom 8000 etc).
Insurance
We suggest and t is a condition of travelling with us that you must be fully insured, including emergency evacuation air rescue services and all medical expenses. You decide and choose what amount and types of is insurance is suitable for your trip nature as some does buy cancellation and only for certain period of time. It is sometimes possible to get insurance for 8000m and above peaks through the National alpine club; the BMC in the UK and American Alpine Club offer particularly good packages.