Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side
A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Steve House. Summit reached on 27th September 2001. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3913 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY01315 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Steve House |
| Sponsor | Independent climbers (on IMG permit) |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 415 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-09-02 |
| Summit Date | 2001-09-27 |
| Summit Time | 0900 |
| Summit Days | 25 |
| Total Days | 28 |
| Termination Date | 2001-09-30 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed Palung Ri (unauthorized) |
| Campsites | BC(02/09),ABC(06/09,5600m),C2(19/09,7000m),Smt(27/09) |
| Route Notes | 1st climbed 3 peaks of 6200m and 6300m west of Nangpa La on 8 Sept and back to ABC. 13 Sept to Palung Ri summit via West Ridge (same route as Hillary in 1952). Left ABC 26 Sept at 1:00 pm (NST) 2 members only. At C2 6:30 pm, Scott got diarrhea so they stayed 3 hours. Both left at 10:00 pm for top; on C3 12:30-1:00 am. Scott not strong enough to continue up so returned to C2 while Steve House on to top alone; ended having lost trail (it had been blown over) and gone too for right and then regained correct trail. On top 9:00 am, saw Everest group and large number of prayer flags. Both slept in ABC that night. Independent team in John Race IMG group. |
| Accidents | Only Johnston diarrhea |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Great Escapes Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457511 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Edward (Steve) House | M | 1970 | USA | Leader | Mazama, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Scott Crump Johnston | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | Mazama, Washington | Retired mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY01315 | - | House, Steve | Beyond the Mountain | Patagoia Books, Ventura, CA | - | - |