Cho Oyu | 2000 NW side
A Iran expedition to Cho Oyu in 2000 via NW side, led by Sadegh Aghajani Kalkhoran. Summit reached on 11th May 2000. 17 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3511 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY00107 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2000 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Iran |
| Leaders | Sadegh Aghajani Kalkhoran |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 351 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-04-07 |
| Summit Date | 2000-05-11 |
| Summit Time | 1800 |
| Summit Days | 34 |
| Total Days | 36 |
| Termination Date | 2000-05-13 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 250 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 7 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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 | Climbed Xixabangma (27 May by Mehdizadehagh, Oraz and Khadem) |
| Campsites | BC(07/04,4900m),ABC(09/04,5600m),C1(19/04,6400m),C2(27/04,7100m),C3(01/05,7600m),Smt(11/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at Chinese BC C1 at normal spot C2 at normal spot C3 at normal spot. Three Sherpas and seven climbers started climbing from C3 at 6:30 am of 11th May. One Sherpa turned around from near the summit because he was very tired. Two Sherpas and seven climbers reached summit at 6 pm of 11th May. They spent 30 minutes on the top, took photographs, talked to BC on radio. It took half an hour to go to the real summit from the lower summit. The day they reached on the summit was very bad; windy and snowing. Summiters came back to C3 at 9 pm of 11th May. Met a Russian climber half an hour before. * Rope: In between C1 and C2, a few meters before C3 and after C3 and some places where there was special rope. Rope fixed by the Sherpas of this team and by Korean team. ** Ang Phurba Sherpa and Tarke Sherpa summited Cho Oyu along with the seven members. Had summited Cho Oyu 2 times and 3 times respectively (Ang Phurba 3 times and Tarke Sherpa 4 times including this summit). Slaughtered a yak at Chinese BC of Cho Oyu and slaughtered sheep at Chinese BC of Xixabangma. As leader mentioned, no one raised question and objection while and after they slaughtered the animals. Liaison officer and even Sherpa people helped and involved on this activity. *** Xixabangma: Started climbing from C3 at 9:30 am of 27th May. Reached the summit at 4 pm of 27th. Came down to C3 at 7:30 pm of 27th May. |
| Accidents | One member had kidney problem |
| Achievement | 1st summit to Cho Oyu by Iranian |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456961 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
17 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hossein Amani Shahry | M | 1974 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Eghbal Aflaki Aghbelagh | M | 1954 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sadegh Aghajani Kalkhoran | M | 1960 | Iran | Leader | Tehran, Iran | President of Iranian mountaineering federation in 1998 | Details Other expeditions |
| Alireza Amzajardiyan | M | 1975 | Iran | Climber | Hamedan, Iran | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hamidreza Bagherpour | M | 1965 | Iran | Climber | Kermanshah, Iran | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jafar Faraji | M | 1977 | Iran | Climber | Oromiyah, Iran | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Mohammad Golparian | M | 1976 | Iran | Climber | Hamedan, Iran | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mohammad (Behnam) Jodaeian | M | 1973 | Iran | Climber | Hamedan, Iran | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Davoud Khadem Asl | M | 1957 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Akbar Kazem Mehdizadeh | M | 1975 | Iran | Climber | Naghadeh, Iran | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mahmoud Godarzi Moghadam | M | 1950 | Iran | Cameraman | Tehran, Iran | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mohammad Nouri | M | 1952 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Mohammad Oraz | M | 1969 | Iran | Climber | Naghadeh, Iran | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Yazdipour | M | 1977 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | University student | Details Other expeditions |
| Reza Zarei Toudeshki | M | 1969 | Iran | Climber | Tehran, Iran | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Phurba Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chheplung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tarke Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Rakshikharka, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.