Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Juan Carlos Garcia Gallego. Summit reached on 2nd October 2002. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4148 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY02303 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Juan Carlos Garcia Gallego |
| Sponsor | Murcia Cho Oyu Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2002-09-09 |
| Summit Date | 2002-10-02 |
| Summit Time | 0655 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 28 |
| Termination Date | 2002-10-07 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 50 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| 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 | Climbed Palung Ri (on Oct 6 by Garcia Roca and Garcia Gallego) |
| Campsites | BC(09/09,4900m),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(15/09,6300m),C2(22/09,7100m),Smt(02/10) |
| Route Notes | BC at CBC - Interim Camp on 10th at 5220m. Oct 2: Garcia Roca and Garcia Gallego left C2 at 00:45 hours (CST); Gallego reached summit at 09:10 (6:55 NST), stayed about 25 minutes, returned to ABC at 18:00 hours. Roca gave up climbing when he reached at 7600m due to difficulty in climbing. Clavel Amo and Seiquier Carasa went up to 7500m. Garcia Galleco saw Everest and prayer flags on summit. Met Chinese-Japanese team with oxygen and some Sherpas; 4 or 5 people were on summit. The expedition returned to KTM on 8th. Clavel Amo, Garcia Roca and Seiquier Carasa leave on 9th, Garcia Gallego leaves on 11th. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457882 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Luis Clavel Amo | M | 1958 | Spain | Exp Doctor | Murcia City, Murcia, Spain | Physician & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Gines Garcia Roca | M | 1959 | Spain | Climber | Cartagena, Murcia, Spain | Physical education teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Carlos Garcia Gallego | M | 1959 | Spain | Leader | Murcia City, Murcia, Spain | Physical education teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Jose (Pepe) Seiquier Carasa | M | 1956 | Spain | Climber | Murcia City, Murcia, Spain | Psychologist | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.