Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Mark Houston. Summit reached on 5th October 2001. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3931
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY01318
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2001
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Mark Houston
Sponsor Cosley-Houston Cho Oyu Expedition
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 -
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2001-09-09
Summit Date 2001-10-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 26
Total Days 31
Termination Date 2001-10-10
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7500m due to bad weather storm
High Point (m) 7500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
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(09/09,4800m),ABC(13/09,5730m),C1(20/09,6400m),C2(27/09,7130m),C3(28/09,7500m),xxx(05/10,7500m)
Route Notes C3 pitched by Sherpas at 7500m due to bad weather. Christ went up little above C1 on 21st. Cosley up to C2 three times last one on Oct 5. Hamilton and Helm up to C2 on Oct 5. Latham up to little above C1. Latombe twice to C2, last time on Sept 27. Moceri up to C2 on Sept 27. Latham left expedition on Sept 29 and left Nepal on Oct 4 due to loss of interest. The expedition is leaving Nepal on Oct 14. It arrived Kathmandu on Oct 12. Spent a night in Royal Singi Hotel.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Windhorse Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457519
Year 2001
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gary F. Christ M 1950 USA Climber Fountain Hills, Arizona Airline pilot Details Other expeditions
Kathleen Joyce (Kathy) Cosley F 1957 USA Deputy Leader Bishop, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Richard Hamilton M 1961 USA Climber Denver, Colorado Advertising agency owner Details Other expeditions
Mark Nicholas Helm M 1956 USA Climber Hayward, Wisconsin Marine (boats) sales Details Other expeditions
Mark J. Houston M 1956 USA Leader Bishop, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Andrew W. Latham M 1944 USA Exp Doctor Kalamazoo, Michigan Emergency room physician Details Other expeditions
Jean-Claude Latombe M 1947 USA Climber Stanford, California Professor of computer science - robotics Details Other expeditions
Elizabeth Alexandra Moceri F 1956 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Attorney Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY01318 - - http://www.cosleyhouston.com/recent/01-10-cho-oyu/cho-oyu-start.htm - - -
CHOY01318 - - http://www.cosleyhouston.com/recent/01-10-cho-oyu/cho-oyuA.htm - - -