Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side

A Austria expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Wolfgang Koelblinger. Summit reached on 30th April 2001. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3758
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY01102
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Wolfgang Koelblinger
Sponsor	Cho Oyu Expedition 2001
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	387
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2001-04-05
Summit Date	2001-04-30
Summit Time	1230
Summit Days	25
Total Days	30
Termination Date	2001-05-05
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
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(05/04,4900m),ABC(07/04,5700m),C1(15/04,6400m),C2(27/04,7000m?),Smt(30/04)
Route Notes	April 30 both members left C2 at 01:00 hours. Leader reached the summit at around 12:30 hours. Other member summited at around 12:50 hours. The day was cloudy and windy. Down to C2 around 17:00 hours. The team deposited supplies in C2 on April 27. C1 supplies were deposited on 11 and 13 April. During the expedition they shuttled between ABC and C1 eleven times. Most of the days were windy, snow and very cold. According to the expedition team, this was the second successful ascent of the season - the first one by Swiss expedition. May 3 left ABC. Luckily left in a jeep going to Tingri hired by an American women. From Tingri to May 4 Kathmandu travel with the African expedition in Asian Trek Transport (bus). Leader Koelblinger will be joining the OED/ECO Himal scheduled for November in Khumbu. They met Fausto De Stefani, the Italian climber who had all 8000m summits.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Karyang Kurung Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457361
Year	2001
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	29660
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01102
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Wolfgang
Last Name	Koelblinger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Traunkirchen, Upper Austria, Austria
Occupation	Forester
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-04-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	387
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	(1954-2009) Died 11 July 2009 on Nanga Parbat from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432829
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wolfgang koelblinger
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	29661
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01102
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Alois
Last Name	Leitner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Weyregg, Upper Austria, Austria
Occupation	Computer technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-04-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1250
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	387
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435959
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alois leitner
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Wolfgang Koelblinger	M	1954	Austria	Leader	Traunkirchen, Upper Austria, Austria	Forester	Details Other expeditions
Alois Leitner	M	1962	Austria	Climber	Weyregg, Upper Austria, Austria	Computer technician	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.