Cho Oyu | 2000 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2000 via NW side, led by Joan Porta. Summit reached on 23rd September 2000. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3701
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY00317
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Joan Porta
Sponsor	Reus 2000 Cho Oyu Expedition Himalaya
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	KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2000-09-02
Summit Date	2000-09-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	21
Total Days	27
Termination Date	2000-09-29
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7800m due to wind and cold (-25 degrees C)
High Point (m)	7800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	25
Total Members	5
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(02/09,4800m),ABC(05/09,5800m),C1(10/09,6400m),C2(14/09,7150m),C3(23/09,7650m),xxx(23/09,7800m)
Route Notes	On Sept 23 Duran and Porta left C3 at 04:00 hours. After an hour (about) below the yellow (stone) felt very cold and hands became numb. Then both returned to C3. About 10:00 hours down to C2, spent night there. Next day to BC. Capdevila went up to C1, but he got acclimatization problems and stayed back in BC all the time.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457096
Year	2000
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	28999
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00317
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Juan Luis
Last Name	Benitez Rosado
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	San Salvador, Tarragona, Spain
Occupation	Petroleum refinery mechanic
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7150
Summit Date 1	2000-09-23
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	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436943
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	juan luis benitez rosado
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29000
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00317
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Miquel
Last Name	Capdevila Miralles
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Reus, Tarragona, Spain
Occupation	Science teacher
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2433491
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	miquel capdevila miralles
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29001
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00317
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Emili
Last Name	Duran Visiedo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Reus, Tarragona, Spain
Occupation	Pediatrician
Leader	False
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)	7800
Summit Date 1	2000-09-23
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	2431863
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	emili duran visiedo
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29002
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00317
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Joan
Last Name	Porta Ruiz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Reus, Tarragona, Spain
Occupation	Computer programmer
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)	7800
Summit Date 1	2000-09-23
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	2434029
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joan porta ruiz
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	29003
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY00317
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2000
Season	3
First Name	Baltasar
Last Name	Sanchez Alonso
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Tarragona, Spain
Occupation	Laboratory technician
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7150
Summit Date 1	2000-09-23
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	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436469
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	baltasar sanchez alonso
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Juan Luis Benitez Rosado	M	1965	Spain	Climber	San Salvador, Tarragona, Spain	Petroleum refinery mechanic	Details Other expeditions
Miquel Capdevila Miralles	M	1955	Spain	Climber	Reus, Tarragona, Spain	Science teacher	Details Other expeditions
Emili Duran Visiedo	M	1951	Spain	Exp Doctor	Reus, Tarragona, Spain	Pediatrician	Details Other expeditions
Joan Porta Ruiz	M	1957	Spain	Leader	Reus, Tarragona, Spain	Computer programmer	Details Other expeditions
Baltasar Sanchez Alonso	M	1963	Spain	Climber	Tarragona, Spain	Laboratory technician	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8052
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY00317
Reference ID	01
Year	2000
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.tinet.org/~rchooyu
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Catalan
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY00317	-	-	http://www.tinet.org/~rchooyu	-	-	-