Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Richard Dougan. Summit reached on 14th May 2002. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4014
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY02112
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Richard Dougan
Sponsor	The Northern Ireland Cho Oyu Expedition 2002
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	445
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Ireland
Approach	KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2002-04-12
Summit Date	2002-05-14
Summit Time	1400
Summit Days	32
Total Days	36
Termination Date	2002-05-18
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	1
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(12/04,5400m),IntC(13/04,5600m),ABC(14/04,5800m),C1(17/04,6400m),C2(24/04,7000m),C3(13/05,7400m),Smt(14/05)
Route Notes	May 14: Dougan and Murphy started from C2 at 03:00 hours Chinese time. They reached C3 at 05:00 hours. Cinnamond who slept at C3 on 13th joined the two members. They continued. After about 100m, Cinnamond could not walk due to exhaustion. All three returned to C3 and left Cinnamond to rest and have something warm to drink. Dougan and Murphy continued. Both of them reached summit at 14:00 hours (NST) together. They spent about 40 minutes on summit. The two members were the last ones to reach the summit on that day. Before them 2 Italians, 2 Germans and members from New Zealand had summit on same day. Dougan and Murphy reached to C2 at about 20:00 hours. They had one hour rest at C3. When Dougan and Murphy reached C3, Cinnamond already left C3. Upon reaching C2 Dougan contacted other expedition to know about Cinnamond, but nobody saw him there. On 15th both came down to C1 and also to search for Cinnamond. On 16th Dougan contacted ABC to see if Cinnamond is in CBC. Same time both members went up to first icefall and had to return due to bad weather. At about 13:00 hours Dougan assumed that Cinnamond was dead. Both members went down to ABC in the morning and arranged search team for missing Cinnamond on 17th. Tshering Sherpa of Himalayan Explorer (expedition leader Jamie McGuinness from New Zealand) found the body of Cinnamond in a crevasse [at 6800m] hanging 3 meters from the surface and his rope was still attached to main rope. Jamie informed Dougan that the body will be brought to Zangmu on 24th. Summit day weather: It was good, sunny, mild wind. Visibility was good but cold. Dougan saw the summit of the Everest briefly. Both members saw ski-pole stick on the summit. The two members arrive KTM on May 19 and to leave on 22nd. Garbage: Dougan said that it was disgusting to see lots of waste food, gas cylinders in C3 area and many oxygen bottles above C4. He said those were mainly left by Korean expedition. He is of the opinion that expeditions must use suitable containers for human waste and dispose them properly.
Accidents	Cinnamond fell into crevasse; Kelly got severe diarrhea and toothache
Achievement	Dougan said he is first to summit
Agency	Nomad Expeditions
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	31494
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02112
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Adam Joseph
Last Name	Cinnamond
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Banbridge, Down, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Electrical goods sales 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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7500
Summit Date 1	2002-05-14
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	True
Death Date	2002-05-14
Death Time	-
Death Type	5
Death Height (m)	6800
Death Class	6
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1967-2002) Died 14 May 2002 on Cho Oyu from fall into crevasse
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2437699
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	adam joseph cinnamond
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31495
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02112
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Richard
Last Name	Dougan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Collone, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Lecturer in engineering
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	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	445
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	2441094
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard dougan
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31496
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02112
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Philip M.
Last Name	Kelly
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Armagh, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Refrigeration engineer
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2442281
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philip m. kelly
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31497
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02112
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Humphrey
Last Name	Murphy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Ireland
Status	Climber
Residence	Cerderry Churchill, Donegal, Ireland
Occupation	Business consultant
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	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	445
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	2436442
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	humphrey murphy
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Adam Joseph Cinnamond	M	1967	UK	Climber	Banbridge, Down, Northern Ireland	Electrical goods sales manager	Details Other expeditions
Richard Dougan	M	1976	UK	Leader	Collone, Armagh, Northern Ireland	Lecturer in engineering	Details Other expeditions
Philip M. Kelly	M	1979	UK	Climber	Armagh, Northern Ireland	Refrigeration engineer	Details Other expeditions
Humphrey Murphy	M	1964	Ireland	Climber	Cerderry Churchill, Donegal, Ireland	Business consultant	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.