Cho Oyu | 2001 W Face

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via W Face, led by Chris Mckelvey. Summit reached on 14th May 2001. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3773
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY01117
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2001
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Chris Mckelvey
Sponsor Australian 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 New Zealand
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2001-04-22
Summit Date 2001-05-14
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 28
Termination Date 2001-05-20
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to weather conditions and limited time
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(22/04,4950m),ABC(25/04,5730m),C1(29/04,6450m),C2(13/05,7160m),xxx(14/05,7400m)
Route Notes Chris Mckelvey is acting leader. The formal leader Glenn Sharrock had to leave the expedition on April 19 from Nyalam due to the illness of his wife at home. Byrom and Harvey along with 3 Germans, rescued a German (Hoffman) paraglider who fell on the crevasse; it took them about six hours on May 16. The team arrived KTM on May 22 and leaves on 25. Relations: Michael and Alistair Byrom are brothers Alan Frost and Christopher Frost are father and son Mrs Kelly Southee and Eric Young are husband and wife
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Su-Swagatam Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457375
Year 2001
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alistair Byrom M 1966 Australia Climber Brisbane, QLD, Australia Surveyor Details Other expeditions
Michael Byrom M 1958 Australia Climber Highvale, Australia Attorney Details Other expeditions
Alan Frost M 1935 Australia Climber Brisbane, QLD, Australia Veterinarian Details Other expeditions
Christopher A. Frost M 1958 Australia Climber Brisbane, QLD, Australia Dentist Details Other expeditions
Paul Harvey M 1971 Australia Climber Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia Research chemist Details Other expeditions
William Lukin M 1964 Australia Climber Brisbane, QLD, Australia Physician Details Other expeditions
Chris McKelvey M 1949 New Zealand Deputy Leader Brisbane, OLD, Australia Attorney Details Other expeditions
Glenn Sharrock M 1971 Australia Leader Mt. Isa, QLD, Australia Engineer Details Other expeditions
Kelly Southee F 1972 Australia Climber Brisbane, QLD, Australia Interior design Details Other expeditions
Eric Young M 1968 Australia Climber Brisbane, QLD, Australia Computer programmer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.