Lhotse 8516m/Lhotse Shar 8393m

Lhotse or South Peak (Lho=South, Tse=Peak) is the fourth highest mountain in the world and its south face is the most impressive wall in the Himalayas. It was first climbed in 1956 by a Swiss team while Lhotse Shar was first climbed in 1970 by an Austrian team. It was also the last peak Reinhold Messner checked off to be the first person to stand on top of all 14 mountains above 8,000 meters.