Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side
A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Kurt Wedberg. Summit reached on 14th May 2001. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3765 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY01109 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Kurt Wedberg |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Guides (IMG) Cho Oyu Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 388 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Lhasa->Tingri->Rongbuk BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-04-15 |
| Summit Date | 2001-05-14 |
| Summit Time | 1030 |
| Summit Days | 29 |
| Total Days | 34 |
| Termination Date | 2001-05-19 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 500 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(15/04,4895m),ABC(20/04,5730m),C1(27/04,6430m),C2(07/05,7159m),C3(08/05,7522m),Smt(14/05) |
| Route Notes | Summit: May 13 Marshall, Prebble, Romary and Wedberg slept in C3. May 14 left C3 at 02:30 hours, summit at 10:30 hours. Spent about an hour on top. Returned to C2 at about 18:00 hours. Wedberg said he saw Everest, Lhotse, Makalu from the summit. Wedberg, while descending met Mario Vielmo above the shoulder plateau and he gave him water and candy. Mario seemed Ok going toward summit. The team descended to ABC on 14th. Apr 27: All ten members slept in C1. May 04: Gladbach and Shaw left BC due to exhaustion. May 07: Remaining eight members slept in C2. May 08: Remaining eight members slept in C3 on oxygen. May 12: Berryman-Shafer (suffered from flu) and returned to ABC on 13th. Agle, Porter and Young left BC for KTM (three members were exhausted). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Great Escapes 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 | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan P. Agle | M | 1947 | USA | Climber | Park City, Utah | Commercial airline pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Claudia A. Berryman-Shafer | F | 1949 | USA | Climber | Fernley, Nevada | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephen A. Gladbach | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Pueblo West, Colorado | Homemaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Benjamin Joseph (Ben) Marshall | M | 1974 | USA | Deputy Leader | Telluride, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Garry C. Porter | M | 1942 | USA | Climber | Olalla, Washington | Retired program manager for Boeing Co. | Details Other expeditions |
| Lynn Haertwell Prebble | F | 1952 | USA | Climber | Canon City, Colorado | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas (Tom) Romary | M | 1965 | USA | Climber | San Francisco, California | Marketing consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| George Chester Shaw | M | 1946 | USA | Climber | Palos Verdes Estates, California | Owner of six carwashes | Details Other expeditions |
| Kurt Alan Wedberg | M | 1966 | USA | Leader | Bishop, California | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Stuart (Stu) Young | M | 1954 | USA | Climber | Pittsburgh, Pennyslvania | Pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Dorje (Ang Tashi) Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY01109 | HIGH | - | - | - | 231:80 (Feb 2002) | - |