Cholatse | 2005 SW Ridge

A USA expedition to Cholatse in 2005 via SW Ridge, led by Whit Magro. Summit reached on 31st January 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9637
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOL05401
Peak ID CHOL
Year 2005
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Whit Magro
Sponsor American Cholatse Expedition Winter 2005-2006
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2006-01-29
Summit Date 2006-01-31
Summit Time -
Summit Days 2
Total Days 4
Termination Date 2006-02-02
Termination Reason 9
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to lateness in the day
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(29/01),Biv1(30/01,5550m),xxx(31/01,6400m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457077
Year 2005
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Whitney Gates (Whit) Magro M 1978 USA Leader Bozeman, Montana - Details Other expeditions
Ross Alexander Lynn M 1979 USA Climber Bozeman, Montana - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOL05401 AAJ Margro, Whit - - 80:421 (2006) -
CHOL05401 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200642101/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Himal-Mahalangur-Himal-Khumbu-Section-Cholatse-Southwest-Ridge-Winter-Attempt - - -