Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A Czech Republic expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Miroslav Caban. Summit reached on 2nd May 2002. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3997
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY02107
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Czech Republic
Leaders	Miroslav Caban
Sponsor	Independent team to Cho Oyu
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	2002-04-17
Summit Date	2002-05-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	15
Total Days	18
Termination Date	2002-05-05
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7800m due to bad weather (windy and very cold)
High Point (m)	7800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Everest (EVER-021-06)
Campsites	BC(17/04,5000m),ABC(18/04,5400m),C1(19/04,6400m),C2(24/04,7200m),xxx(02/05,7800m)
Route Notes	May 2 started from C2 at 04:00 hours NST, reached 7800m at 12:00 hours, returned to C2 at 15:00 hours. They did not wait for better weather to climb the mountain as they used the time for acclimatization for Everest attempt. Shared a permit with Marco Chiantore who only went to Everest.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	EVER02106
Checksum	2457729
Year	2002
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	31419
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Miroslav
Last Name	Caban
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Leader
Residence	Hustopece, Czech Republic
Occupation	Owner and manager of vineyard
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7800
Summit Date 1	2002-05-02
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436560
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	miroslav caban
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31420
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Miroslav (Milos)
Last Name	Palacky
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Czech Republic
Status	Climber
Residence	Senov u Noveho Jicina, Czech Republic
Occupation	Manager of motorcar sales business
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)	7800
Summit Date 1	2002-05-02
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2432923
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	miroslav (milos) palacky
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Miroslav Caban	M	1964	Czech Republic	Leader	Hustopece, Czech Republic	Owner and manager of vineyard	Details Other expeditions
Miroslav (Milos) Palacky	M	1954	Czech Republic	Climber	Senov u Noveho Jicina, Czech Republic	Manager of motorcar sales business	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	6333
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY02107
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Caban, Miroslav
Title	Everest & Oyu
Publisher	Himalayan Maphouse, Kathmandu
Publication Date	2005
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY02107	-	Caban, Miroslav	Everest & Oyu	Himalayan Maphouse, Kathmandu	-	-