Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side
A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by John Race. Summit reached on 25th September 2001. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3912 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY01313 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | John Race |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Guides (IMG) Cho Oyu Autumn 2001 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 407 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-09-02 |
| Summit Date | 2001-09-25 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 28 |
| Termination Date | 2001-09-30 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(02/09),ABC(06/09,5600m),C1(12/09,6300m),C2(17/09,7000m),C3(24/09,7500m),Smt(25/09) |
| Route Notes | 24 Sept 11:00 pm (NST) Cussen left C2 to go to top. Ang Pasang, Nichols, Stern and Turner, Danuru and Phu Nuru and Race left C3 1:00 am, but Race, seeing Cussen's headlight, dropped back to C3 and heated water for her. Race and Cussen left C3 at 1:30 am and caught up with others at small rock band. Traffic jam on fixed line and they were on it for 3 hours (24,800 ft to 25,500 ft, approx) reached top of one at 4:30 am. Cussen on top 8:45 am. Stern and Turner turned back about 8000m to make sure [they] he wasn't going to run out of energy on descent. Both Dawa Nuru and Phu Nuru to top with Cussen. Nichols and Race on up but Nichols fell over backwards and unable to self arrest. Phu Nuru caught him and got him on his feet at about 8150m. Race, the guide, short-roped him to top of fixed rope. All members slept in C2 and Sherpas to ABC. This was the guided group; also on permit: House, Bell and Carter parties. Summit Sherpas: Dawa Nuru/Danuru, Phortse, 6/10/78, Cho Oyu 13/5/00, Everest, Manaslu Phu Nuru, Phortse, 12/5/80, Cho Oyu X2 On this permit was Race team and 3 other parties. All groups used same tents, and Sherpas established all camps. |
| Accidents | Nichols acute exhaustion |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Great Escapes Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457509 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Cussen | F | 1976 | USA | Climber | Leavenworth, Washington | Alpine guide & ski patroller | Details Other expeditions |
| Chris D. Nichols | M | 1959 | USA | Climber | Reno, Nevada | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| John Race | M | 1969 | USA | Leader | Leavenworth, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Slate Stern | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Santa Fe, New Mexico | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Bruce Turner | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Northampton, E Midlands, England | Mechanical engineer specializing in racing car engines | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phu Nuru (Phunuru) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | 1966 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY01313 | - | - | http://www.mountainguides.com/photos/simo/cho2001-index.html | - | - | - |