Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Paul Noble. Summit reached on 10th October 2001. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3920
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY01323
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2001
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Paul Noble
Sponsor Adventure Peaks Cho Oyu Expedition 2001
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 423
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Ireland, Norway
Approach Ktm->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2001-09-16
Summit Date 2001-10-10
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 24
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2001-10-15
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 1
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(16/09),ABC(21/09,5750m),C1(26/09,6400m),Intermed(27/09,6800m),C2(28/09,7050m),C3(09/10,7400m),Smt(10/10)
Route Notes Bad weather after C2 established and not until 9 Oct C3 reached and occupied by Hunt, Jenssen and Krishna Bahadur Tamang. 3:30 am (NST) 3 men left C3 for top. Hunt turned back at 7600m because getting cold and headlamp not working; others go to top at 10:00 am where saw Everest, et al, in clear and slightly windy weather (but next day weather deteriorated again to snowfall and strong wind). Hunt slept in C2 and Tamang to ABC. Jenssen to C2 10th at 5:00 pm; Hunt at 11:00 am and waited for Jenssen. When Dowd decided to leave, Miss McGuirk went with him because they had agreed when one left, the other one would too; she was strongest member of the team. Hired: Krishna Bahadur Tamang, 25/9/68, Kanku village, Solu, Everest 13/5/98
Accidents Dowd altitude problems and left about 30 Sept; nothing else serious
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457524
Year 2001
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
John Michael Dowd M 1954 Ireland Climber Tarmons Waterville, Kerry, Ireland Plaster moulder Details Other expeditions
Stephen V. (Steve) Hunt M 1953 UK Climber Batley, W Yorkshire, England School teacher Details Other expeditions
Geir Jenssen M 1962 Norway Climber Tromsdalen, Norway Musician Details Other expeditions
Patricia Mary McGuirk F 1960 Ireland Climber School Cross, Caragh Lake, Kerry, Ireland - Details Other expeditions
Paul Noble M 1964 UK Leader Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, England Outdoor activities instructor Details Other expeditions
Krishna Bahadur (Jeta) Tamang M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Kanku-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ellis James Stewart M 1973 UK Climber Hartlepool, Durham, England Student Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY01323 - Stewart, Ellis J. Everest, It's Not About the Summit Pinnacle Editorial, UK - -