Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Antonio Campos. Summit reached on 5th May 2002. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4007
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY02120
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2002
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Antonio Campos
Sponsor Guardia Civil Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 437 w/Garrido
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2002-04-11
Summit Date 2002-05-05
Summit Time 1800
Summit Days 24
Total Days 28
Termination Date 2002-05-09
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(11/04,4800m),ABC(15/04,5600m),C1(23/04,6400m),C2(04/05,7100m),Smt(05/05)
Route Notes Independent of Garrido's team and coincidental then made camps same days as Garrido. 4 members from C2 for top: Casado, Caso, Rivero and Rodriguez at 1:30 am; in C3 at 7600m 3 turned back because too cold, so only Rivero rested in C3 as Garrido did and then with Garrido and Sanjuan went to top and down to C2. 2 members left them, early, on 21 April: Escolano because of serious pulmonary edema and Giraddo to escort Escolano to Spain. Bernabe and Campos slept in C1 but never went higher. Arroya and Fernandez climbed to only 6800m.
Accidents Escalano serious pulmonary edema and used oxygen in ABC when sick (left ABC 21 Apr)
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457732
Year 2002
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Miguel Bernabe Carlos M 1967 Spain Exp Doctor Jaca, Huesca, Spain Physician (specialist in high altitude medicine) Details Other expeditions
Antonio Campos Membrives M 1958 Spain Leader Jaca, Huesca, Spain Director general of civil guard's mountain rescue unit Details Other expeditions
Antonio Casado Vivancos M 1968 Spain Climber Granada, Spain Member of mountain rescue unit Details Other expeditions
Francisco Ramon Caso Huergo M 1971 Spain Climber Potes, Cantabria, Spain Member of mountain rescue unit Details Other expeditions
Jose Luis Escolano Hurtado M 1961 Spain Climber Barbastro, Huesca, Spain Member of mountain rescue unit Details Other expeditions
Cecilio A. Fernandez Grado M 1959 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Member of mountain rescue unit Details Other expeditions
Higinio Giraldo Rider M 1958 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Member of mountain rescue unit Details Other expeditions
Fernando Rivero Diaz M 1966 Spain Climber Arenas de San Pedro, Avila, Spain Member of mountain rescue unit Details Other expeditions
Alberto Rodriguez Martinez M 1976 Spain Climber Granada, Spain Member of mountain rescue unit Details Other expeditions
Salvador Arroya Rodriguez M 1966 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Member of mountain rescue unit Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.