Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side
A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Robert Rackl. Summit reached on 14th May 2001. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3762 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY01106 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Robert Rackl |
| Sponsor | Amical Alpin Cho Oyu Expedition 2001 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 393 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria, Chile, France |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-04-21 |
| Summit Date | 2001-05-14 |
| Summit Time | 1500 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 24 |
| Termination Date | 2001-05-15 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | True |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(21/04,4900m),ABC(24/04,5700m),C1(29/04,6200m),C2(07/05,7000m),C3(08/05,7400m),Smt(14/05) |
| Route Notes | C3 at not slept in until 14 May by 3 in descent. 14 May 10:30 am NST left C2 for top: Binder, Rummel, Gelhardt, Joachim, Graeff, Seidel, Hadel, Hoffmann, Eisenhans, Rackl, Chuldim Sherpa and Lhakpa Sherpa. Six returned at 6500m either slightly sick or too cold. Above yellow band went Gelhardt, Hadel, Eisenhans and Hoffmann only. 7800m Gelhardt with frostbite (one very badly frozen and three others not so bad); 2 others nearly to 8000m where Hoffmann had eye problems and Eisenhans down with him (eyes were Ok down in C3). Hadel on alone to top (flags there and followed trail of earlier summiters) and arrived at 3:00 pm in clear sky on top but other peaks in clouds; he also returned to C3 only at 8:30 pm in dark (had reached yellow band in day light and route below had fixed ropes). Hoffmann on 16 May from C2 to parapented down but fell into crevasse and rescued by other German expedition and Australians (mildly frostbitten fingers from 5 hours in crevasse 10-15m down). |
| Accidents | Gelhardt and Hoffman frostbite |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457375 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Stangl | M | 1970 | Austria | Climber | Graz, Styria, Austria | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Uwe Binder | M | 1962 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Dentist | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Bindig | M | 1963 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Editor | Details Other expeditions |
| Lothar Dedek | M | 1939 | Germany | Climber | Zorneding, Bavaria, Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hermann Eisenhans | M | 1960 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Physicist | Details Other expeditions |
| Albert Gelhardt | M | 1954 | Germany | Climber | Rennerod, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Stefan Graeff | M | 1966 | Germany | Climber | Elz, Hesse, Germany | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Juergen Hadel | M | 1960 | Germany | Climber | Falkenstein, Bavaria, Germany | City water supply employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Fritz Hoffman | M | 1959 | Germany | Climber | Weinstadt, Baden-Wuerttemburg, Germany | Mechanic | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Francois Janvier | M | 1945 | France | Climber | Adjoint, France | Manager of import | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerhard Joachim | M | 1949 | Germany | Climber | Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Master painter | Details Other expeditions |
| Joaquin/Jaochim Oyarzun | M | 1962 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Ski instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Rackl | M | 1964 | Germany | Leader | Ohlstadt, Bavaria, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Rummel | M | 1962 | Germany | Climber | Ohlstadt, Bavaria, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Seidel | M | 1963 | Germany | Climber | Jena, Thuringia, Germany | Chemist | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.