Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Joan Casoliva. Summit reached on 1st October 2002. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4149 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY02304 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Joan Casoliva |
| Sponsor | Expedicio Bergveda 2002 Cho Oyu |
| 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 | 2002-09-11 |
| Summit Date | 2002-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 0645 |
| Summit Days | 20 |
| Total Days | 26 |
| 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) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| 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 (Soler) |
| Campsites | BC(11/09,4900m),ABC(13/09,5700m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7100m),Smt(01-04/10) |
| Route Notes | Oct 01: Cunill started from C2 at 00:00 hours Chinese time, summit at 09:00 (06:45 NST), stayed half an hour, descended to ABC at 19:00. Oct 02: Sanchez started from C2 at 00:00 hours, summit at 09:30 (07:15 NST), stayed about 15 minutes, returned to C2 at 13:00. Oct 03: Canellas started from C2 at 23:30 hours of Oct 2, summit at about 10:30 (08:15 NST), stayed about 5 minutes, descended to ABC at about 21:00. Oct 04: Casoliva started from C2 at 01:45, summit at 10:30 (08:15 NST), stayed about half an hour, descended to C1 about 19:00. He cleared the C2. Sala and Soler reached to Icefall above rock band on Oct 2. Sala was exhausted and Soler got bronchitis infection, both descended to ABC. Roca slept at C2 on Oct 1, exhausted, descended to ABC. The expedition arrived KTM on Oct 8 and leaving on Oct 13th. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457881 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josep Canellas Isern | M | 1957 | Spain | Climber | Balsareny, Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Joan Casoliva Armengol | M | 1960 | Spain | Leader | Berga, Barcelona, Spain | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Joan Cunill Grasa | M | 1972 | Spain | Climber | Berga, Barcelona, Spain | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Teresa Roca Casas | F | 1958 | Spain | Climber | Berga, Barcelona, Spain | Shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Ramon Sala Farras | M | 1958 | Spain | Deputy Leader | Berga, Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Eduardo (Edu) Sanchez Garcia | M | 1973 | Spain | Climber | Berga, Barcelona, Spain | Alpine equipment shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Quico (Kiku) Soler Escamez | M | 1964 | Spain | Climber | Casserres, Barcelona, Spain | Forester | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.