Lhotse Shar

Lhotse Shar
Lhotse Shar in 2014
Highest point
Elevation8,383 m (27,503 ft)
Prominence86 m (282 ft)
Parent peakLhotse
Isolation0.62 km (0.39 mi)
ListingEight-thousander
Coordinates27°57′30″N 86°56′36″E / 27.95833°N 86.94333°E / 27.95833; 86.94333
Geography
Lhotse Shar
Location in Nepal
LocationNepal (Khumbu)
China (Tibet Autonomous Region)
Parent rangeMahalangur Himal
Climbing
First ascent12 May 1970
Tibetan name
Tibetan ལྷོ་རྩེ་ཤར
Literal meaningEastern South Peak
Transcriptions
Wylielho rtse shar
Tibetan PinyinLhozê Xar

Lhotse Shar is a subsidiary mountain of Lhotse, at 8,383 m (27,503 ft) high. It was first climbed by Sepp Mayerl and Rolf Walter on 12 May 1970.