Isolation 0.62 km (0.39 mi) Elevation 8,393 m Mountain range Mahalangur Himal Parent range Mahalangur Himal | First ascent May 12, 1970 Prominence 72 m Parent peak Lhotse Listing Eight-thousander | |
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Location Nepal (Khumbu)
China (Tibet Autonomous Region) Similar Lhotse, Lhotse Middle, Yalung Kang, Imja Tse, Baruntse | ||
Lhotse Shar is a subsidiary mountain of Lhotse, and the 11th-highest mountain on Earth, at 8,383 m (27,503 ft) high. It has the highest fatality rate of all the eight-thousanders – for every 2 people who summit the mountain, one person dies attempting to. However, this is primarily because most climbers tend to try to ascend to the primary peak of Lhotse, rather than the lowest summit of the mountain. It was first climbed by Sepp Mayerl and Rolf Walter on May 12, 1970.
Map of Lo-tzu-sha Feng, Khumjung 56000, Nepal
On April 27, 1980, Nicolas Jaeger was seen for the last time at 8,200 metres (26,900 ft) altitude during an attempted ascent of Lhotse Shar in Nepal, and is presumed dead.
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