Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world. Lhotse to the south of the worlds highest peak is a part of Everest massif. By virtue of it being 3km south of Mount Everest, from which the South Col separates it, it is considered as an independent mountain. It was first climbed by F. Luchsinger & E. Reiss in 1956. An impressive ring of three peaks makes up the Lhotse massif: Lhotse East or Middle, Lhotse east or middle, Lhotse & Lhotse Shar. The South Face of Lhotse is one of the largest mountain faces in the world.

THE ROUTE-  Following the same logistics and camps to Camp 3 as the Everest South Ridge climb, we attempt to climb via the normal route to the tallest peak of the Lhotse massif.

BASE CAMP-  You utilize the same camp and infrastructure starting at the base of the Khumbu Glacier as our Everest expedition uses.  Other camps are Camp 2 and Camp 3 and then you split off from there to a Lhotse Camp 4 then on to the summit.

Day 01 Arrival Kathmandu.  Over night Hotel.
Day 02 Kathmandu. Overnight Hotel.
Day 03 Kathmandu. Overnight Hotel.
Day 04 Fly to Lukla (2800m) and trek to Phakding (2640m).
Day 05 Trek to Namche Bazaar (3446 m)
Day 06 Trek to Khumjung (3790m)
Day 07 Khumjung for acclimatization
Day 08 Trek to Tengbuche (3867m)
Day 09 Trek to Dingbuche (4410m)
Day 10 Dingbuche to Lobuche (4910m)
Day 11 Acclimatization day
Day 12 Lobuche to Lhotse Base Camp
Day 13 Trek to Base Camp (5350m)
Day 14-40 Climbing period
Day 41 Return to Base Camp
Day 42 Cleaning up Base Camp
Day 43 Trek to Dingbuche
Day 44 Trek to Namche
Day 45 Trek to Lukla
Day 46 Lukla to Kathmandu fly. Overnight Hotel.
Day 47-48 Free day in Kathmandu. Overnight Hotel.
Day 49 Drive to Airport for return flight.