The expansive western flank of Lhotse is called the Lhotse Face and is an unavoidable part of the traditional southeast route up Everest ... ascent up towards the South Col.
From here, climbers have a stupendous view of the upper 8,000 feet of Everest ... the South Col. The sedimentary sandstone rock of the Yellow Band is a distinctive feature of the Lhotse Face ...
On 7 October the Slovenian Davo Karnicar made the first uninterrupted ski descent of the South Face of Everest On 7 October ... it took Karnicar four days to reach the summit of Everest. He left Camp ...