Cho Oyu | 2000 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2000 via NW side, led by Christine Boskoff. Summit reached on 28th September 2000. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3694
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY00310
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2000
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Christine Boskoff
Sponsor Mountain Madness Cho Oyu Expedition 2000
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 2000-09-06
Summit Date 2000-09-28
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2000-10-03
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7900m due to wind and fatigue
High Point (m) 7900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent True
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(06/09),ABC(09/09,5700m),C1(13/09,6300m),C2(18/09,7100m),C3(25/09,7400m),xxx(28/09,7900m)
Route Notes Route little more difficult than expected, so very glad fixed ropes were there.
Accidents Hsieh suffered hemorrhage in brain cortex, affected vision and legs coordination (used oxygen to descend and is slowly getting better)
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Madness
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457101
Year 2000
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Julio J. Bird M 1950 USA Climber La Crosse, Wisconsin Physician Details Other expeditions
Christine Joyce Feld Boskoff F 1967 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Owner of company organizing treks and expeditions Details Other expeditions
Charles Hsieh M 1965 USA Climber Portland, Oregon Alpine guide & nurse Details Other expeditions
Danny J. Klima M 1959 USA Climber Omaha, Nebraska Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Matthew Mooney M 1966 USA Climber Sunnyside, New York Financial derivaties salesman Details Other expeditions
Scott Strade M 1973 USA Climber Boston, Massachusetts Carpenter Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY00310 AAJ Fowler, Charlie - - 75:397-398 (2001) -
CHOY00310 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200139700/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-and-Shishapangma-Ascents - - -