Cho Oyu | 2000 NW side
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2000 via NW side, led by Francisco Jose Perez. Summit reached on 3rd October 2000. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3698 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY00314 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2000 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Francisco Jose Perez |
| Sponsor | Montagnes del Mondo Cho Oyu Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 378 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-09-15 |
| Summit Date | 2000-10-03 |
| Summit Time | 1100 |
| Summit Days | 18 |
| Total Days | 23 |
| Termination Date | 2000-10-08 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 400 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(15/09,5700m),C1(21/09,6450m),C2(22/09,7100m),Smt(03/10) |
| Route Notes | Oct 3 Buendia and Sherpa left C2 at 03:00 hours, summit at about 11:00 hours, spent about 15 minutes, very clear day, very cold. Norbu showed him the Everest and other peaks. While returning they met leader and Montesinos at about 8050m. All came down to C2. Norbu alone to BC. Leader had lost toes of both feet in Annapurna in 1987, felt the toeless feet. Very cold. Montesinos exhausted due to cold and gave up the climb. Sept 21 - BC->C1 - Buendia, Cardo, Checa, De las Meras BC->C1 - Moya, Vizcaino Sept 22 - BC->C1 - Garcia Miot, Ortega, Duran, Cuesta Sept 22 - C1->C2 - Buendia, Cardo, Checa, De las Meras Sept 30 - BC->C1 - Buendia, Cardo, Checa, Cuesta, Garcia Miot, Duran, Ortega, De las Meras BC->C1 - Matas, Montesinos, Moya, Ollanquindia, Vizcaino - BC->C2 - Leader and Sherpa Oct 2 - C1->C2 - Buendia, Cardo, Checa, Cuesta C1->C2 - Ollanquindia, Vizcaino Oct 3 - C2->Smt - Buendia Oct 4 - All returned to BC. Ollanquindia left BC on 4 Oct due to business problem at home. Team returned on Oct 9, leaving Nepal on 14. Norbu put up about 5-meter long prayer flags on the summit. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457106 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Jose (Juanjo) Buendia Munoz | M | 1968 | Spain | Climber | Cuenca City, Cuenca, Spain | High school sports teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Oscar Cardo Briones | M | 1977 | Spain | Climber | Cuenca, Spain | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Pedro Raul Checa Chumillas | M | 1964 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | Customs official | Details Other expeditions |
| Francisco Cuesta Cuenca | M | 1962 | Spain | Climber | Cuenca, Spain | Plumber | Details Other expeditions |
| Miguel De Las Meras Osma | M | 1961 | Spain | Climber | Cuenca, Spain | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Francisco Juan (Paco) Duran Ramos | M | 1957 | Spain | Climber | Arcas, Cuenca, Spain | Policeman | Details Other expeditions |
| Pedro Jose Garcia Aguirre | M | 1971 | Spain | Climber | Ordizia, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Shopkeeper | Details Other expeditions |
| Fernando Garcia Miota | M | 1961 | Spain | Climber | Cuenca City, Cuenca, Spain | Goverment environment supervisor | Details Other expeditions |
| Saturnino Matas La Puerta | M | 1962 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | Spanish-Wnglish translator | Details Other expeditions |
| Lina Montesinos Pastor | F | 1963 | Spain | Climber | Eloa, Alicante, Spain | Shoe factory owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Maria Moya Pujal | M | 1968 | Spain | Climber | Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain | High school teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Jose Ollanquindia Hernandez | M | 1958 | Spain | Climber | Echo, Huesca, Spain | Hotel manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Carlos Alfonso Ortega Abaria | M | 1962 | Spain | Climber | Cuenca, Spain | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Francisco Jose (Coque) Perez Laffont | M | 1959 | Spain | Leader | Pobla, Valencia, Spain | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Carlos Vizcaino Aranda | M | 1967 | Spain | Deputy Leader | Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Norbu/Nurbu (Nuru) Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY00314 | - | - | http://www.citelan.es/dolomia | Spanish | - | - |
| CHOY00314 | - | - | http://www.citelan.es/dolomia/cronica.html | - | - | - |