Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Alessandra Canestri. Summit reached on 19th May 2002. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4010
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY02123
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Alessandra Canestri
Sponsor	Marco-Alessandra Cho Oyu Expedition 2002
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	447
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2002-04-15
Summit Date	2002-05-19
Summit Time	1400
Summit Days	34
Total Days	38
Termination Date	2002-05-23
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(15/04,4800m),ABC(19/04,5700m),C1(25/04,6450m),C2(01/05,7100m),C3(08/05,7500m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	May 19: Both members started from C3 at 05:30 hours (NST). Summit at 14:00 hours and stayed half an hour. Back to C3 at 17:30 hours. Weather was good but very cold and windy. Could not see Everest as it was foggy. They saw prayer flags and scarves two places on the summit. The team came to KTM on 24 and leaves on May 28.
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st woman from Trieste city
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457746
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Field	Value
ID	31477
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02123
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Alessandra (Sandra)
Last Name	Canestri
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Trieste, Italy
Occupation	Secretary in grocery company
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	2002-05-19
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	447
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	2438460
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alessandra (sandra) canestri
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alessandra (Sandra) Canestri	F	1969	Italy	Leader	Trieste, Italy	Secretary in grocery company	Details Other expeditions
Marco Tossutti	M	1973	Italy	Climber	Trieste, Italy	Construction worker	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.