Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Juanito Oiarzabal. Summit reached on 4th October 2002. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4153
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY02308
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2002
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Juanito Oiarzabal
Sponsor Seat Canary Islands Himalaya 2002 to 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 Ecuador
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2002-09-12
Summit Date 2002-10-04
Summit Time 1105
Summit Days 22
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2002-10-08
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(12/09),ABC(14/09,5700m),C1(17/09,6400m),C2(20/09,7000m),C3(04/10,7400m),Smt(04-05/10)
Route Notes J. Vallejo directly to top from C2; left C2 2:45 am NST 4 Oct and then C3 5:15 am, cold feet so stayed 50 minutes and then up to top at 11:05 am. Saw Everest beautifully and at top "unfortunately" many oxygen bottles and prayer flags and metal plaque advertising skiing business. Down to ABC same day at 5:50 pm. Oct 5 from C3: left C3 at 3:00 am and on top at 10:40 (Amador) and 11:00 (Cruz), both of whom saw Everest; Juanito at 10:30; Juan Vallezo at 10:00 am with 2 Sherpas "Sherpas" slept in C2 that night and ABC 6 Oct. "Very nice mountain, I enjoyed it." 2 hours and in next camp higher; not so very way to go. Summit "Sherpas": Bir Bahadur Gurung, aka Vishnu, 20/9/67 (4/6/2024), Dharmpani-8, Tanahun, 1st 8000er Mingmar Tamang, 33, Kerung, Solu, 1st 8000er
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sea to Summit Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457884
Year 2002
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Angel Alonso M 1962 Spain BC Manager Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Worker Details Other expeditions
Juan Diego Amador Rivero M 1972 Spain Climber Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Worker Details Other expeditions
Javier Cruz Matias M 1971 Spain Climber Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain Teacher Details Other expeditions
Juan Eusebio (Juanito) Oiarzabal Urteaga M 1956 Spain Leader Vitoria, Alava, Spain Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Jorge Jesus Rojas Cruz M 1971 Spain Climber Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Camera operator Details Other expeditions
Edgar Ivan Vallejo Ricaurte M 1959 Ecuador Climber Quito, Ecuador Math teacher Details Other expeditions
Juan Vallejo Llanos M 1970 Spain Climber Vitoria, Alava, Spain Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Bir Bahadur (Bishnu) Gurung M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Dharampani-8, Tanahun - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Tamang M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Pirangding, Kerung, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.