Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Mark Kosmider. Summit reached on 20th April 2002. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4012
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY02125
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Mark Kosmider
Sponsor	Independent climber
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	2002-04-17
Summit Date	2002-04-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	3
Total Days	5
Termination Date	2002-04-22
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5200m due to extremely bad cough (maybe altitude sickness)
High Point (m)	5200
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(17/04),ABC(19/04,4900m),xxx(20/04,5200m)
Route Notes	ABC with Lillo High point 200m below C1. Returned to KTM on 24 April and left Nepal 27 April, trekking agent says.
Accidents	Incipient altitude sickness
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457717
Year	2002
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Mark Kosmider	M	1967	Australia	Leader	Samson, WA, Australia	Safety consultant	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.