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Lhotse (main, shar, & middle)

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About Lhotse (main, shar, & middle):

Lhotse

The 4th Highest Mountain in the World

Lhotse is located directly south of Mt. Everest, its neighbor. Lhotse has three main summits; Lhotse Main (8516 m), Lhotse Shar (8383 m) and Lhotse Middle (8413 m).

FA: (lhotse main) Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger, 1956

FA: (lhotse shar) Zepp Maierl and Rolf Walter, 1979

FA: (lhotse middle) Timofeev, Kuznetsov, Bolotov, Vinogradsky; 2001
Nearest town or city: Lukla
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Latitude, Longitude: 27.96000, 86.93000
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Camping: Pay
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Quantity of Climbs: Month