Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side
A S Africa expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Alexander Harris. Summit reached on 30th April 2001. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3768 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY01112 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Africa |
| Leaders | Alexander Harris |
| Sponsor | South Africa Cho Oyu Expedition |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-04-05 |
| Summit Date | 2001-04-30 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 25 |
| Total Days | 28 |
| Termination Date | 2001-05-03 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7600m due to poor health of one member |
| High Point (m) | 7600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(05/04,4700m),ABC(06/04,5700m),C1(09/04,6200m),C2(28/04,7400m),xxx(30/04,7600m) |
| Route Notes | 10 April Durge and 2 members to ABC and stayed at ABC in bad weather (snow and wind). Up to C1 but weather again not good and back to ABC again. 28 April reached C2 and slept 2 nights. 30 April up to 7600m (nearly to C3) with Austrians, who went to top directly to summit; turned back at 7600m because Barnard's throat problem and so down to C1. 1 May to ABC and climb finished. |
| Accidents | Only Barnard's bad throat |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457361 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laine Barnard | M | 1967 | S Africa | Climber | Cape Town, S Africa | Chief executive officer of an advertising company and a brewery | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexander Manuel (Alex) Harris | M | 1971 | S Africa | Leader | Johannesburg, S Africa | Speaker & outdoor adventure guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Durge Bahadur Tamang | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Deusa, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.