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