Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side
A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Patrick Lang. Summit reached on 29th September 2001. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3930 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY01333 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Patrick Lang |
| Sponsor | Friends on Cho Oyu |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 419 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-09-06 |
| Summit Date | 2001-09-29 |
| Summit Time | 1330 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 30 |
| Termination Date | 2001-10-06 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 300 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| 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(06/09,5000m),ABC(09/09,5800m),C1(18/09,6400m),C2(24/09,7100m),C3(28/09,7500m),Smt(29/09) |
| Route Notes | Four members left C3 on 29th at 04:00 hours (Nepal Time). Keegan Schmidt reached summit at 13:30 hours. Spent about 45 min filming for skiing members of Norwegian expedition. He descended to C2 around 19:00 hours. He saw the summit of Everest and Lhotse, the rest was covered with clouds. Sullivan reached up to 7900m and returned due to cold and tiredness. Talaga returned from 7600m due to tiredness. Tyson returned from about 8000m due to exhaustion. All the members went down to C2. The members will leave Nepal between Oct 15 and Nov 01 to different destinations. |
| Accidents | Lang had to leave the expedition due to torn old wound on lower right leg - swollen muscles at ABC on 13 Sept (came to KTM on 17 Sept) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Ang Rita Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457513 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gesa Nmi Helms | F | 1940 | USA | BC Manager | Ogden, Utah | Artist (paintings & ceramics) | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick M. Lang | M | 1954 | USA | Leader | Pocatello, Idaho | Mathematics | Details Other expeditions |
| Keegan L. Schmidt | M | 1965 | USA | Climber | South Pasadena, California | Geology professor | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael (Mike) Sullivan | M | 1960 | USA | Climber | Pocatello, Idaho | High school science teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Charles Talaga | M | 1947 | USA | Climber | Ogden, Utah | Mathematics professor | Details Other expeditions |
| Scott Eugene Tyson | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Inkom, Idaho | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.