Cho Oyu | 2000 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2000 via NW side, led by Charlie Fowler. Summit reached on 24th September 2000. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3693
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY00309
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Charlie Fowler
Sponsor	Telluride Mountain Club Tibet 2000 Expedition 2000
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	373
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2000-09-02
Summit Date	2000-09-24
Summit Time	1130
Summit Days	22
Total Days	28
Termination Date	2000-09-30
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	True
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	2
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	Climbed Xixabangma S Face (Fowler to top with Christine Boskoff at 10 Oct at 10:00 am NST)
Campsites	BC(02/09),ABC(07/09,5800m),C1(09/09,6450m),C2(14/09,7000m),C3(23/09,7400m),Smt(24/09)
Route Notes	24 Sept Bakos and Fowler left C3 4:30 am and on top (saw Everest from top) 11:30 and 11:40 am (Fowler first) and slept in C3. Bakos skied from true summit to 6600m with overnight in C3.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457097
Year	2000
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Field	Value
ID	28914
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00309
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Laura
Last Name	Bakos
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Telluride, Colorado
Occupation	Business consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	True
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2000-09-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1140
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	373
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	Skied from summit to 6600m with overnight in C3
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437975
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	laura bakos
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28915
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00309
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Charles Duncan (Charlie)
Last Name	Fowler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Norwood, Colorado
Occupation	Photographer & writer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2000-09-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	373
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	(1954-2006) Died Nov 2006 as result of climbing accident in Sichuan, China
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432832
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	charles duncan (charlie) fowler
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Laura Bakos	F	1968	USA	Climber	Telluride, Colorado	Business consultant	Details Other expeditions
Charles Duncan (Charlie) Fowler	M	1954	USA	Leader	Norwood, Colorado	Photographer & writer	Details Other expeditions
James Miller	M	1968	USA	Climber	Ophir, Colorado	Chef & photographer	Details Other expeditions
Andrew Sawyer	M	1965	USA	Climber	Lakewood, Colorado	Alpine guide & ski instructor	Details Other expeditions

Field	Value
ID	11977
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY00309
Reference ID	02
Year	2000
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200139700/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-and-Shishapangma-Ascents
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY00309	AAJ	Fowler, Charlie	-	-	75:397-398 (2001)	-
CHOY00309	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200139700/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-and-Shishapangma-Ascents	-	-	-