4 Lhotse

                      Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8,516 metres (27,940 ft), after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. Part of the Everest massif, Lhotse is connected to the latter peak via the South Col. Lhotse means “South Peak” in Tibetan.                    
                     Peak adjoins Mt. Everest, rising 2,000 feet above the South Col. The summit is very sharp with no place to sit down. The huge South Face is one of steepest in world, rising 1.9 miles in 1.4 miles.Lhotse has three summits: Lhotse Main (8,516 meters), Lhotse Shar (8,383 meters), and Lhotse East (8,413 meters).The first ascent was made during the Swiss Mt. Everest/Lhotse Expedition in 1956, during which the Swiss made the second ascent of Mt. Everest.          
                      Tomo Cesan claimed he climbed the massive South Face in 1990. Most climbers didn’t believe that a solo climber could ascend this difficult wall that had defeated many strong parties. He later recanted saying he only reached the summit ridge, but most don’t believe that either. A Russian expedition climbed the South Face later in 1990 and said a solo ascent was impossible.

Location:          Nepal, Asia
Elevation:         27,890 feet 8,501 meters)
First Ascent:     Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss (Switzerland), May    18, 1956