Cho Oyu | 2000 NW side
A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 2000 via NW side, led by Martin Goeggelmann. Summit reached on 24th September 2000. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3696 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY00331 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2000 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Martin Goeggelmann |
| Sponsor | Amical Alpin Cho Oyu Expedition 2000 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 370 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria, Italy, Switzerland |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2000-09-01 |
| Summit Date | 2000-09-24 |
| Summit Time | 1015 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 28 |
| Termination Date | 2000-09-29 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(01/09),ABC(04/09,5650m),C1(09/09,6400m),C2(22/09,6950m),C3(23/09,7450m),Smt(24/09) |
| Route Notes | 8 members and 2 Sherpas 24 Sept left C3 3:30 am NST, summited 10:15 am to 1:17 pm. Huber got frostbitten fingers and toes. Winkler in this party turned back at 7600m because cold. Trumpfheller reached summit plateau and turned back with possible clot in brain and lost gloves. Summiters reached C3 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 25th to C1, some very slowly but 2 members C3 to ABC that day, quickly. When this expedition's summit party reached yellow band at 7600m they had to wait one hour for their turn to ascend fixed ropes because there was so many other climbers ahead of them. |
| Accidents | Trumpfheller & Huber frostbitten fingers; Riess altitude sickness (lungs) and left early |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku 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 |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Genini | M | 1941 | Switzerland | Climber | Satigny, Geneva, Switzerland | Civil servant (in famous ministry) | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Goeggelmann | M | 1971 | Germany | Leader | Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl Huber | M | 1958 | Austria | Climber | Gaenserndorf, Lower Austria, Austria | Truck driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Karrer | M | 1968 | Germany | Exp Doctor | Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Joerg Kattenbach | M | 1967 | Germany | Climber | Haar, Bavaria, Germany | Civil servant (pension insurance) | Details Other expeditions |
| Petra Kattenbach | F | 1968 | Germany | Climber | Haar, Bavaria, Germany | Medical assistant | Details Other expeditions |
| Norbert Klammsteiner | M | 1965 | Italy | Climber | Meran, Balzano, Italy | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerd Merkel | M | 1949 | Germany | Climber | Fuerstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany | Professor of surveying | Details Other expeditions |
| Hermann Riess | M | 1954 | Austria | Climber | Salzburg, Austria | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Werner Schueler | M | 1969 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Marketing manager for his high tech industry | Details Other expeditions |
| Ernst Sengthaler | M | 1957 | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Walter Trumpfheller | M | 1950 | Germany | Climber | Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany | Police | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerhard Alfons (Geri) Winkler | M | 1956 | Austria | Climber | Vienna, Austria | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Chuldim Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Tshering/Chhiring Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.