Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side

A Norway expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Harald Kippenes. Summit reached on 27th September 2001. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3921
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Norway
Leaders	Harald Kippenes
Sponsor	The Norwegian Himalayan Expedition 2001
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	416,418
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2001-09-05
Summit Date	2001-09-27
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	22
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	True
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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(05/09),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(13/09,6300m),C2(17/09,7100m),C3(26/09,7500m),Smt(27,29/09)
Route Notes	1st summit party of Smoergrav and Ang Chhiri left C3 at 2:30 am (NST) and on top 10:00 am and saw Everest and prayer flags (30+ min after Monty Schmidt) and slept in C2. 2nd summit party left C3 early am 29th, Skraastad and Kami Sherpa (1st people on summit that day) with Kandola and Stave. Skraastad and Kami on top at 11:00 am and Kandola and Stave 1:00-1:30 (also saw Everest and flags). Stave skied from top to rock band at 7800-7900m and then C3 towards C2 and then fell above C2, slid 300m but not hurt by the fall. The two slept in C2 not hurt by fall - slid 300m but other 2 who were later slept in C3. Summit Sherpas: Chhiri Sherpa, 27 yrs, Thamo, Everest 22/5/01 Kami Sherpa, Bagam, 1962, Everest X3, Lhotse
Accidents	Leader cerebral edema (reached C2 & went down sick on 18th); nothing else
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian 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	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	30808
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Hakon
Last Name	Kandola
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Hagan, Norway
Occupation	Mathematics student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	418
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440336
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hakon kandola
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30809
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Tom
Last Name	Karlsen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Computer programming consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2438739
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tom karlsen
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30810
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Harald
Last Name	Kippenes
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Leader
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Naval officer (diver)
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	7100
Death Notes	Cerebral edema
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2440079
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	harald kippenes
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	30811
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Knut
Last Name	Skarpeteig
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Arendal, Norway
Occupation	Medical student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2440565
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	knut skarpeteig
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30812
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Erlend
Last Name	Skraastad
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	418
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440490
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	erlend skraastad
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30813
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Torbjoern
Last Name	Smoergrav
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Honefoss, Norway
Occupation	Computer sciences student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	416
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441419
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	torbjoern smoergrav
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30814
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Halvard
Last Name	Stave
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Floroe, Norway
Occupation	Medical student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	True
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	418
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	For 5 minutes on summit push about 8000m
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Skied from summit to rock band at 7800-7900m and then from C3 towards C2 and then fell above C2
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440970
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	halvard stave
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30815
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Hans Georg
Last Name	Viehbroch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2439924
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hans georg viehbroch
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30816
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Chhiri (Ang Chhiring)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamo, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	416
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439837
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhiri (ang chhiring) sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	30817
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01325
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Kami (Kame)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Bagam, Kerung, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	418
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435917
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami (kame) sherpa
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hakon Kandola	M	1974	Norway	Climber	Hagan, Norway	Mathematics student	Details Other expeditions
Tom Karlsen	M	1970	Norway	Climber	Oslo, Norway	Computer programming consultant	Details Other expeditions
Harald Kippenes	M	1973	Norway	Leader	Oslo, Norway	Naval officer (diver)	Details Other expeditions
Knut Skarpeteig	M	1975	Norway	Climber	Arendal, Norway	Medical student	Details Other expeditions
Erlend Skraastad	M	1975	Norway	Exp Doctor	Oslo, Norway	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Torbjoern Smoergrav	M	1977	Norway	Climber	Honefoss, Norway	Computer sciences student	Details Other expeditions
Halvard Stave	M	1976	Norway	Climber	Floroe, Norway	Medical student	Details Other expeditions
Hans Georg Viehbroch	M	1973	Norway	Climber	Oslo, Norway	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Chhiri (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamo, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami (Kame) Sherpa	M	1962	Nepal	H-A Worker	Bagam, Kerung, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.