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Lhotse
2001: Himalayan Guides 6th Lhotse Expedition
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Himalayan
Guides 6th Lhotse Expedition
a.)
Inaki Ochoa: a Basque, with 7 x 8000ers
b.)
Peta Watts: Scotland, guided Khan Tengri, Ama Dablam,
etc
c.)
Joby Ogwyn: US, Summits of Everest and others 7
summits etc
d.)
Dr Yuri Contreras: Mexico, Summits of Everest from
both sides, Cho Oyu
e.)
Prof JT Chang: US, Numerous expeditions to
8000ers
f.)
Dr. Scott Markey: Canada, New Routes in Maritime
Range, Ama Dablam
g.)
Tim Cowen: US, Everest, Cho Oyu
Update
5/25/2001: Update
5/25/2001: Three members and one Sherpa of Himalayan
Guides Lhotse Expedition successful to climb the
Summit of 8,516 m high Mt. Lhotse main on 24th May
2001 at 10:00 a.m. & returned down to Camp II.
1) Mrs. Peta Watts, (1955) Climber, Edinburgh, UK.
2) Mr. Joby David Ogwyn, Climber, South Lakeside
Drive, UK.
3) Mr. Yuri Contreras Cedi, (1963), Climber, Leon
Guanajuato, Mexico.
4) Mr. Pasang Dawa Sherpa (26 Yrs.), Khumjung-7,
Solukhumbu.
This Eleven-member expedition team was permitted to
climb 8,516 m high Mt. Lhotse from West Face under the
leadership of Mrs. Peta Watts, (1955) Climber from UK,
during this Spring Season of 2001.
Update
5/23/2001:
Summitted
Lhotse 10:00am Nepal time so Joby Ogwyn gets
another 8000er. The others who summitted Peta Watts,
Yuri Contreras and
our amazing Padawa Sherpa. They're on their way down
to 2 as they summitted early.
First
Dispatch 4/27/2001:
"The first 6 names have all been to camp 3 at
7300m and are now down the valley resting in
Pangboche. The team helped fix the Lhotse Face. After
trying one of the free weather services the IGO
8000 members, 4 expeditions in all, 2 on each side
of Everest decided to pay for the tried and tested
Bracknell forecasting as in the past 5 years. One
other experienced team has asked to be involved on the
usual cost sharing basis. The data to prepare the
forecast may be identical, it's all in the
extrapolation, which Bracknell has in spades. It's
like not getting cheap brakes and tires for the school
bus!! The alternative may be expensive but it
potentially saves possible horror." One quote
from an expedition leader " when there's a 25
mile snow plume from the summit, you know low wind
forecasts are wrong." International
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