The Lho La Route begins from the Lho La Pass, located at approximately 19,685 feet, and progresses up the steep and exposed West Ridge of Mt. Everest. The pass itself serves as a natural border ...

The official winter climbing season launched in the Himalayas with the Winter Solstice on December 21st. This marked the date ...

The first difficult section of his route will be Lho La, the lowest point of the West Ridge. Lho La is a 6,006m ... the col during the 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition.

Jost Kobusch of Germany just launched his third winter attempt on the extreme Lho La Route via the West Ridge - Hornbein ...

Everest’s difficult Lho La Route – the West Ridge – Hornbein Couloir on Mt. Everest. Kobusch took the extreme Lho La up the West Ridge as opposed to the more established Southeast Ridge ...