Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Marco Sala. Summit reached on 14th May 2002. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4000
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY02110
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Marco Sala
Sponsor	Cho Oyu Italian Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	444
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lhasa->Xigatse->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2002-04-15
Summit Date	2002-05-14
Summit Time	1300
Summit Days	29
Total Days	32
Termination Date	2002-05-17
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
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	-
Campsites	BC(15/04,4800m),ABC(19/04,5700m),C1(22/04,6450m),C2(04/05,7100m),C3(13/05,7500m),Smt(14/05)
Route Notes	ABC - usual site C1 - usual site C2 - above serac C3 - below Yellow Band. May 14: Started at 06:00 hours Nepal time. Marco reached summit at 13:00 hours. Renato reached summit at 13:40 hours. Spent about 40 minutes. Descended to C3 at 16:30 hours. Marco and Renato while descending met two Irish climbers approaching for summit. The weather was good, sunny and changing. Both the summiters saw Everest and Lhotse. The expedition arrived Kathmandu on May 18 and will leave the country on 21st.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457741
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	31437
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02110
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Marco
Last Name	Sala
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Borca di Cadore, Belluno, Italy
Occupation	Journalist
Leader	True
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	2002-05-14
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	444
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	2436712
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marco sala
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31438
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02110
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Renato
Last Name	Sottsass
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno, Italy
Occupation	Electrician and mountain rescue expert
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	2002-05-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1340
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	444
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	2437490
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	renato sottsass
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Marco Sala	M	1964	Italy	Leader	Borca di Cadore, Belluno, Italy	Journalist	Details Other expeditions
Renato Sottsass	M	1967	Italy	Climber	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno, Italy	Electrician and mountain rescue expert	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.