Itinerary
The fourth highest mountain in the world, Lhotse is an exhilarating climb that follows the Everest climbing route as far as Camp Four where the route steepens to follow an icy gully to the summit.
The expedition benefits from the infrastructure we have for our Everest expedition and is therefore well resourced and supported. Climb Lhotse as a standalone expedition, or add-on to Everest or as part of the 'Triple Crown', Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse in one expedition.
- Climb the world’s fourth highest mountain
- Or, combine an ascent of Everest with Lhotse
The Adventure Consultants’ Lhotse Expedition takes advantage of our famous Everest Base Camp as a jumping off point to ascend the Khumbu Icefall and enter the Western Cwm. We follow this up to Camp Two, surrounded by the towering flanks of Nuptse, Lhotse and Everest’s South West [[Not allowed]] route steepens as we climb the icy Lhotse face to Camp Three then on through the Yellow Band to Camp Four at the base of the summit gully. 2,000ft / 600m of climbing up the icy gully follows, sometimes with rocky sections that keep you on your toes, making this a challenging [[Not allowed]] have the option of joining the expedition specifically to climb Lhotse, or as a combo climb, making the ascent directly after your Everest summit from South Col.
Inclusion
- 1:4 Western Guide ratio and 1:1 Sherpa/Guide to climber ratio on summit day
- Bottled oxygen
- Personal equipment carried on the mountain
- Nepalese Government royalty fees
- All expedition organisational requirements
- All climbing and trekking permits
- Helicopter air transport within Nepal
- Personal sleeping tent at Base Camp
- Sleeping bag carried on the mountain
- All team equipment
- All expedition staff including Sherpa support
- 3 meals per day whilst away from Kathmandu
- All supplies necessary to make a safe and strong bid for the summit
- Medical services from our Expedition Base Camp Doctor
- Base Camp Wi-Fi (fair-use policy applies) and satellite phone facilities
- Internet dispatch page that is updated daily by guides and Base Camp staff, and semi-hourly on summit day
- dZi Foundation support for their “revitalize a village” programme—likely to include support for a Nepalese child’s education for a year
Exclusions
- Air travel to and from Nepal
- The ‘Additional Sherpa, ‘Personal Sherpa’, personal tent on the mountain, or ‘Max Ox’ options
- Hotel accommodation and meals in Kathmandu
- Nepalese airport entry visas
- Extras on the trek in/out such bottled drinks, showers and laundry
- Personal clothing and equipment
- Personal insurance/trip cancellation insurance/ medical evacuation insurance
- Actual satellite phone calls
- Gratuities for guides and Sherpa staff
- Costs that are outside the control of Adventure Consultants
