Cho Oyu | 2000 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2000 via NW side, led by Matt Carlin, Mark Savage. Summit reached on 20th September 2000. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3689
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY00305
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Matt Carlin, Mark Savage
Sponsor	-
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	2000-08-28
Summit Date	2000-09-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	23
Total Days	30
Termination Date	2000-09-27
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8170m due to clouds obscuring summit
High Point (m)	8170
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
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(28/08),ABC(31/08,5700m),C1(07/09,6400m),C2(13/09,7100m),xxx(20/09,8170m)
Route Notes	6:00 pm 19 Sept left C3 for top (with Mario Pelliciari of Molins team) to C3 site to brew drink and from here went to top with 2 Italians from C3 (Franco Martinelli and Guilliaume Pargaud). Left C3 at midnight with trail on normal route (Koreans had gone directly up) and at summit plateau at 10:00 am in knee deep snow. Summit area in clouds but Italians had GPS and got within 15m of top but probably did not get to true summit. Left "top" at 2 pm and back at C3 5:10 pm, left at dark and returned to C2 8:30-9:00 pm. 27 hours from C2 to return there. Enjoyed climb. Very cold summit (-20 to -25 degrees in early morning). Returned to ABC 21 Sept. Leave KTM 1 Oct. Tom Richardson, leader of OTT Cho Oyu expedition, said on 2 Oct the footprints [of Mario Pelliciari, two Italians Franco Martinelli and Guilliaume Pargaud and two Australians Matt Carlin and Mark Savage] suggested they went to left on summit plateau, not to top [on 20 Sept]. Summit area in clouds but Italians had GPS and got within 15m of top but probably did not get to true summit. Pargaud attempted again on 24 Sept.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457093
Year	2000
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	28890
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00305
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Matt
Last Name	Carlin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	Mt. Stuart, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation	Outdoor education teacher
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8170
Summit Date 1	2000-09-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437441
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matt carlin
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	28891
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00305
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Mark
Last Name	Savage
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Co-Leader
Residence	Blackheath, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Outdoor education teacher
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8170
Summit Date 1	2000-09-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438940
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mark savage
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Matt Carlin	M	1966	Australia	Co-Leader	Mt. Stuart, Tasmania, Australia	Outdoor education teacher	Details Other expeditions
Mark Savage	M	1970	Australia	Co-Leader	Blackheath, NSW, Australia	Outdoor education teacher	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.