Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side
A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 21st September 2001. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3911 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY01312 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Russell Brice |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Experience (Himex) Cho Oyu Expedition 2001 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 396 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Japan, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-09-02 |
| Summit Date | 2001-09-21 |
| Summit Time | 1100 |
| Summit Days | 19 |
| Total Days | 23 |
| Termination Date | 2001-09-25 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(02/09),ABC(06/09,5600m),ABC(12/09,6400m),C2(19/09,7100m),C3(20/09,7400m),Smt(21/09) |
| Route Notes | Summit party of 5 left C3 4:30 am (NST) and on top about 11:00 am (with Inaki party). Made track to true summit and saw Everest, returned to C3 3:00 pm, slept in C2 that night. On 20th Sherpas to 7600-7700m fixing rope. This team dug platforms for C3 and put up Japanese tents, but Phurba left a Japanese sack believed to hold oxygen only, but had food (which birds took away). Brice apologized for this mistake. Sherpas of 2 expeditions had made a deal for Brice team to use Japanese tents. Brice team to ABC on 22nd. This Brice's 6th ascent of Cho Oyu. Brice went from 5400m lake below ABC to top in '96 spring in 11 hours and down to lake in 3 hours. Schmidt this autumn made "amazing ascent" from ABC to top to BC. Brice returns to Xixa to BC. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Experience |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457505 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Blackmun | M | 1956 | UK | Climber | Slough, Berkshire, England | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Russell Reginald Brice | M | 1952 | New Zealand | Leader | Les Praz, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Simon Fitzpatrick | M | 1967 | UK | Climber | London, England | Company manager for management training | Details Other expeditions |
| Atsushi (Jun) Yamada | M | 1979 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Tashi Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lobsang Temba (Lupsang Temba) Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY01312 | - | - | http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/cho-oyo-autumn-2001 | - | - | - |