21st May 2008 - Dawa Steven ascents Mount Lhotse, 8516m

Dawa Steven Sherpa and his other Sherpa team members reached the Summit of Lhotse (8516m) on 21 May. He had left the 7800m Camp 4 (known as Lhotse Wall) at 2:30 am and reached the top of Lhotse at 8:35 am.  Dawa took the ICIMOD 25th Anniversary flag with him to the summit of Lhotse and took photos with the flag. He and his team spent 45 minutes on the summit before descending to Camp 2. Dawa Steven plans to rest for a couple of days and then attempt the summit of Mt. Everest, most likely on 27 May or even earlier depending upon the weather conditions.