Lhotse Shar is a subsidiary mountain of Lhotse, at 8,383 m (27,503 ft) high. It was first climbed by Sepp Mayerl and Rolf Walter on 12 May 1970.
Lhotse Shar | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,383 m (27,503 ft) |
Prominence | 86 m (282 ft) |
Parent peak | Lhotse |
Isolation | 0.62 km (0.39 mi) |
Listing | Eight-thousander |
Coordinates | 27°57′30″N 86°56′36″E |
Geography | |
Lhotse Shar Location in Nepal | |
Location | Nepal (Khumbu) China (Tibet Autonomous Region) |
Parent range | Mahalangur Himal |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 12 May 1970 |
Lhotse Shar is located far from the main summit's standard route of ascent via the South Col. As Lhotse's central summits are themselves extremely difficult climbs and make a traverse to the Shar along the main ridge impractical, most climbers instead opt for the most direct route of ascent, up Lhotse's south face. This exceptionally steep and hazardous route has been the site of many fatalities; indeed, of Lhotse's documented deaths as of 2021, a third (11 of 31) have occurred on Lhotse Shar. It has the highest fatality rate of all principal or secondary eight-thousander summits – for every two people who summit the mountain, one person dies attempting to.[1] The mountain's extreme height further compounds the danger: At 8,383 meters above sea level, it is 292 meters (958 feet) higher than Annapurna I Main, the next-deadliest summit of the eight-thousanders, and well into the Death zone, greatly increasing the risk of altitude sickness for climbers.
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