Cholatse | 2017 SW Ridge
A Belgium expedition to Cholatse in 2017 via SW Ridge, led by Davy Aerts. Summit reached on 22nd October 2017. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9639 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOL17301 |
| Peak ID | CHOL |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Belgium |
| Leaders | Davy Aerts |
| Sponsor | Belgian Cholatse Expedition 2017 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Lukla->Renjo La->Cholatse BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-10-11 |
| Summit Date | 2017-10-22 |
| Summit Time | 0900 |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 14 |
| Termination Date | 2017-10-25 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6423 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| 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 | Summited Ama Dablam (AMAD-173-16) |
| Campsites | BC(11/10,4700m),C1(16/10,5550m),Smt(22/10) |
| Route Notes | BC 11/10 4700m C1 16/10 5550m Smt 22/10 by both members, both Sherpas. Team started from C1 at 1:30 am, got to the summit at 9 am. Stayed on top for 1 hour, very good weather, no wind, sunny. Descend to C1, arriving at 1 pm. Later to BC (arrival: 5:15 pm). Steep ice, 60-85°. Very exposed summit ridge, cornices, sugar snow conditions. Team left BC on 25 Oct to Ama Dablam. Fixed rope: Fixed ropes together with Australian team (from C1 to summit). Oxygen: Not taken, not used. Sherpas: Tenzing Dorje, Phortse, 19/11/1970 Tshering Thundu, Khumjung, 04/10/1974 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463666 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Renaat Aerts | M | 1974 | Belgium | Leader | Beringen, Belgium | Gardener | Details Other expeditions |
| Danny Johny Vandekerckhove | M | 1966 | Belgium | Climber | Tielt, Belgium | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Dorje Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Thundu Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.