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

Field	Value
ID	29756
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Steven (Steve)
Last Name	Hartland
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Gwynedd, Wales
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	2001-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436486
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	steven (steve) hartland
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	29757
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Susanne
Last Name	Hougaard
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Denmark
Status	Climber
Residence	Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation	Toxicologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	2001-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438056
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	susanne hougaard
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29758
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Mark
Last Name	Stevens
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Eastbourne, E Sussex, England
Occupation	Delivery truck driver
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436594
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mark stevens
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29759
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Emilio
Last Name	Villanueva
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Software engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	2001-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437591
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	emilio villanueva
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29760
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Susana
Last Name	Vivares
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Argentina
Status	Climber
Residence	New York, New York
Occupation	Vice president of investment banking firm
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2437348
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	susana vivares
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29761
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Lars Gosta
Last Name	Zetterberg
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Sweden
Status	Climber
Residence	Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Environmental consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	2001-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435944
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lars gosta zetterberg
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41700
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Pema Tharke
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lamabagar, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	2001-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435529
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pema tharke sherpa
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41701
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Furi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	2001-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	51
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa furi sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41702
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7400
Summit Date 1	2001-05-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2442514
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Hired

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

Field	Value
ID	7680
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Reference ID	01
Year	2001
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=59
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7872
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY01115
Reference ID	02
Year	2001
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=7
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

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	-	-	-