Lho Tse Middle Overview
History
Mount LhoTse Middle is the subsidiary peak to Lhotse and the last peak to be
listed as an eight thousander. The peak elevates to a height of 8,410 m. LhoTse
Middle lies in Khumjung Village Development Committee under Khumbu
Pasang Lhamu rural municipality of Solukhumbu District in Eastern
Development Region of Nepal. It is open for expeditions. It takes
approximately 60 days to climb LhoTse Middle. A flight to Lukla is the entry
point for LhoTse Middle. Sergei Timofeev, Alexei Bolotov, PiotrKouznetsov
and EvgeniVinogradski were the firsts to make its successful ascent on May
23, 2001.
The caravan route for LhoTse Middle begins from Lukla to Jorsalle to Namche
to Khumjung to Pheriche to Lobuche to Gorakshep and finally to the Base
Camp. The total distance of the caravan route through Pheriche is 51.1 km. The
total climbing route length is 12.9 km.
The nearest settlements to the LhoTse Middle is in Lobuche which is situated
8.3 km away. The nearest police and army posts to the LhoTse Middle is in
Namche at a distance of 34.1 km. The nearest health post to the LhoTse Middle
is in Pheriche at 14.9 km. The nearest tourist post to the peak is in Lukla at a
distance of 51.1 km.
Location
Nearest help center
( from the basecamp alongthe caravan route )