Knowra Lhotse Lhotse Lhotse is a mountain in the Himalayas on the Nepal–Tibet border, connected to Mount Everest by the South Col. Its main summit is 8,516 meters high, making it the world’s fourth-highest peak.
Himalayas : A mountain range in Asia formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. Lhotse is one of the range’s highest peaks.
Lhotse Face : A steep, glaciated western face of Lhotse rising above the Western Cwm. Climbers on Everest’s standard route ascend this face toward the South Col.
Ernst Reiss : A Swiss mountaineer who made the first ascent of Lhotse with Fritz Luchsinger in 1956. He reached Lhotse’s main summit during the first successful expedition.
Eight-thousander : A mountain whose summit rises above 8,000 meters above sea level. Lhotse is one of Earth’s fourteen eight-thousanders.
K2 : A 8,611-meter mountain in the Karakoram, the world’s second-highest peak above sea level. K2 is higher than Lhotse and lies in a different Asian mountain range.
Mahalangur Himal : A Himalayan subrange containing Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu. Lhotse belongs to this cluster of major peaks.
Western Cwm : A broad, high glacial valley beneath the west sides of Everest and Lhotse. It provides access from the Khumbu Icefall to the Lhotse Face.
Fritz Luchsinger : A Swiss mountaineer who made the first ascent of Lhotse with Ernst Reiss in 1956. His summit ascent established the mountain’s first successful climb.
Mountaineering : The sport and practice of climbing mountains, often involving technical terrain and high-altitude travel. Lhotse is climbed through high-altitude mountaineering expeditions.
Kangchenjunga : A 8,586-meter mountain on the Nepal–India border, the world’s third-highest peak above sea level. Only Everest and K2 rank higher than Kangchenjunga, one place above Lhotse.
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