Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Ezio Berti. Summit reached on 5th October 2001. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3924
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY01328
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Ezio Berti
Sponsor	Focus 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	-
Basecamp Date	2001-09-08
Summit Date	2001-10-05
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	27
Total Days	32
Termination Date	2001-10-10
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7050m due to avalanche danger
High Point (m)	7050
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(08/09),ABC(14/09,5600m),C1(21/09,6400m),C2(23/09,6800m),xxx(05/10,7050m)
Route Notes	5 Oct start from C2 for top but stopped at 7050m because snowfalling and Sherpa feared avalanching, so go down to ABC same day. Big avalanche fall 5 Oct near C2. Climb finished. Now strong winds came. Summit party by Martignago, Ongchu Sherpa and Phenden Sherpa. Martignago struck golf ball with his golf iron at 7050m. Ball went about 200m - record altitude for golf, he says, highest previous such feat was on Aconcagua.
Accidents	Berti sick from about 22 Sept and stopped climbing
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku 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	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	30838
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01328
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Ezio
Last Name	Berti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Santa Giovanni Lucatoto, Verona, Italy
Occupation	Manager of export-import company
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)	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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2427198
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ezio berti
Year of Birth	1938
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	30839
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01328
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Guiseppe
Last Name	Martignago
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Verona, Italy
Occupation	Retired shoe factory manager
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7050
Summit Date 1	2001-10-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2 4 Oct night & up to 7050m
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	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2428811
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	guiseppe martignago
Year of Birth	1942
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41704
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01328
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Ongchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, 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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7050
Summit Date 1	2001-10-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	49
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ongchu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	43223
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01328
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Phenden
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7050
Summit Date 1	2001-10-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	49
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phenden sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ezio Berti	M	1938	Italy	Leader	Santa Giovanni Lucatoto, Verona, Italy	Manager of export-import company	Details Other expeditions
Guiseppe Martignago	M	1942	Italy	Climber	Verona, Italy	Retired shoe factory manager	Details Other expeditions
Ongchu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phenden Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.