shown on ceramic, 12-inch tilePeople's Republic of China

on the Tibetan flank of the Everest massif

Lhotse

Name: Lhotse — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the fourth-highest stone in the world.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“The fourth-highest peak on earth, joined to Everest by the South Col at 7,906 m. Climbers in the Western Cwm look up at a face of blue-grey ice three kilometres tall. Few summit it; most pass it on the way to somewhere else. The Tibetan side keeps its weather to itself. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Lhotse, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Lhotse

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Lhotse rises to 8,516 m on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, joined to Everest by the South Col at 7,906 m. It is the fourth-highest mountain on earth and the southern wall of the Western Cwm. The first ascent was made on 18 May 1956 by Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger of a Swiss expedition. Two subsidiary summits, Lhotse Shar (8,383 m) and Lhotse Middle (8,410 m), share the ridge. The mountain sits within the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve on the Tibetan side.

— informed by Wikipedia · Lhotse

— the stone

The South Face is a wall of ice and rock 3,300 m tall, long considered the most serious mountaineering objective in the Himalaya. A Soviet team made the first verified ascent of the face in October 1990, after a contested solo claim earlier the same year by the Slovene Tomo Česen. The North Face, on the Tibetan flank, drops into the Kangshung basin and remains far less climbed. Most ascents follow the Western Cwm route through the Khumbu Icefall and a couloir to the main summit.

— informed by Wikipedia · Lhotse South Face

— the air

Above 8,000 m the body cannot acclimatise; climbers call this band the death zone. Lhotse's summit sits 516 m inside it. Jet-stream winds cross the ridge for most of the year, leaving two short weather windows in May and a thinner one in October. Temperatures on the summit ridge run between minus 30 and minus 50 Celsius in season. The thin air carries sound poorly, which is why returning climbers often describe the upper mountain as held in a kind of vacuum.

— informed by Wikipedia · Effects of high altitude on humans

— where

People's Republic of China · Tingri County, Tibet

— within

Qomolangma National Nature Preserve

— elevation

8,516 m · 27,940 ft

— position

27.9617° N · 86.9333° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

3 km N

Mount Everest

peak

4 km W

Nuptse

peak

25 km N

Rongbuk Monastery

monastery

Lhotse

Mount Everest

Nuptse

Rongbuk Monastery

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lhotse — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Lhotse rises to 8,516 m above sea level, the fourth-highest mountain on earth after Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. Its summit stands 516 m inside the so-called death zone.

Lhotse straddles the border of Nepal's Khumbu region and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The northern flank lies within the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve in Tingri County, Tibet.

Ernst Reiss and Fritz Luchsinger of a Swiss expedition reached the main summit on 18 May 1956. The South Face was first verifiably climbed by a Soviet team in October 1990.

Lhotse and Everest are joined at the South Col, a 7,906 m saddle. Climbers headed for either peak share the Khumbu Icefall and the Western Cwm before splitting near Camp 3.

The Lhotse Face is a 1,125 m wall of blue ice above the Western Cwm, climbed by fixed ropes on the standard route. Both Everest and Lhotse parties ascend it.

Most attempts occur in May, during the pre-monsoon weather window. A smaller post-monsoon window opens in October. The remainder of the year is held shut by jet-stream winds.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that recipient. Lhotse sits at the head of the Western Cwm where every Everest party also stops. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels easily to a trekker or climber.

The blue-grey ice palette and dark ridgeline read well in Alpine modern, Mountain-modern, and Minimalist Scandinavian rooms. It also sits cleanly above a dark walnut or matte-black console.

Yes. Cool stone-and-snow palettes paired with warm wood are central to the alpine-modern direction. The piece anchors a wall without competing with timber, leather, or wool.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural reads well at six to ten feet of viewing distance. Above a console, a Medium or a 9-tile Mural carries the wall.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate steam and splash; the Glossy finish is reserved for framed wall pieces and dry rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water handles fingerprints and dust. Avoid abrasive pads and ammonia-based sprays. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and does not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in the studio's own visual language and produced in-house. We do not license imagery in or out.

— if this one stayed with you