Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by James Milne. Summit reached on 23rd April 2002. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4015
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY02113
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	James Milne
Sponsor	Independent climber on 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	-
Basecamp Date	2002-04-10
Summit Date	2002-04-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	13
Total Days	23
Termination Date	2002-05-03
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6715m due to very bad cough
High Point (m)	6715
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(13/04,5000m),ABC(15/04,5700m),C1(18/04,6425m),xxx(23/04,6715m)
Route Notes	Milne went up from ABC to C1 three times and on 25 April went as high as 6100m and down to C1 coughing and down to ABC and climb finished. Left Nepal 7 May says trekking agent. Milne: Got to 6715m. On 23 April carry load for C2, but at this point saw long queue where all of them on narrow route, so dumped his load and went down to ABC to rest. Then bad weather period. Went up to 6715m to retrieve his gear but went no higher (did not mention cough). Returned to KTM 5 May.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457720
Year	2002
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	31498
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02113
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	James S. (Jim)
Last Name	Milne
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Ann Arbor, Michigan
Occupation	Mathematics professor at University of Michigan
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)	6715
Summit Date 1	2002-04-23
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2428735
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james s. (jim) milne
Year of Birth	1942
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
James S. (Jim) Milne	M	1942	New Zealand	Leader	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Mathematics professor at University of Michigan	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.