Lhotse
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A mountain in the central Himalayas between Tibet and Nepal, 8,516 meters high and the world's fourth highest
- proper noun
- /ˈloʊtsi/
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Lhotse
- Below him, the Lhotse Face stretched all the way to the tiny colorful dots that were the tents of Camp Two.
- Everest and Lhotse
- Lhotse Face
- Mount Lhotse
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Particularly above the Lhotse Face.
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"We can no longer take the responsibility of sending you, the guides, and the Sherpas through the dangerous icefall and up the rockfall-ridden Lhotse Face," he told his staff.
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The view from the summit of Lhotse is breathtaking, offering a panorama of the Himalayas.
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Climbers often face extreme conditions while attempting to summit Lhotse.
Surface Forms
Lhotse main
Etymology
Lhotse comes from the Tibetan words lho and tse, which mean 'south' and 'peak'. So the name means 'south peak', which helps you remember that it stands just south of Mount Everest.