Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side
A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Steve Hartland. Summit reached on 10th May 2001. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3771 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY01115 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Steve Hartland |
| Sponsor | Jagged Globe Cho Oyu Expedition 2001 |
| 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 | Argentina, Denmark, Spain, Sweden |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-04-15 |
| Summit Date | 2001-05-10 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 25 |
| Total Days | 30 |
| Termination Date | 2001-05-15 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7400m due to bad weather and lack of time to recover strength |
| High Point (m) | 7400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| 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(15/04,4900m),ABC(18/04,5650m),C1(26/04,6400m),C2(08/05,7000m),C3(10/05,7400m),xxx(10/05,7400m) |
| Route Notes | 10th night strong winds which moved a lot of snow and brought grave avalanche danger. Had small avalanche soon after leaving C3 but fortunately people were on fixed ropes at the time and no one was hurt. 11th down to C1 and no time left for another attempt by exhausted people of 11th May. Vivares left expedition after 3 May when found the climb beyond her capabalities; left 6 May. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Summit Nepal Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457371 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven (Steve) Hartland | M | 1964 | UK | Leader | Gwynedd, Wales | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Susanne Hougaard | F | 1968 | Denmark | Climber | Copenhagen, Denmark | Toxicologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Stevens | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | Eastbourne, E Sussex, England | Delivery truck driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Emilio Villanueva | M | 1967 | Spain | Climber | London, England | Software engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Susana Vivares | F | 1966 | Argentina | Climber | New York, New York | Vice president of investment banking firm | Details Other expeditions |
| Lars Gosta Zetterberg | M | 1962 | Sweden | Climber | Stockholm, Sweden | Environmental consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Tharke Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Lamabagar, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Furi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Nuru Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY01115 | - | - | http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=59 | - | - | - |
| CHOY01115 | - | - | http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=7 | - | - | - |