Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side
A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Rocco Venditti. Summit reached on 6th October 2002. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4158 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY02313 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Leaders | Rocco Venditti |
| Sponsor | Progetto Quota 8000 Cho Oyu |
| 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 | San Marino |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2002-09-15 |
| Summit Date | 2002-10-06 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 21 |
| Total Days | 25 |
| Termination Date | 2002-10-10 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8000m due to very cold weather |
| High Point (m) | 8000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(15/09),ABC(18/09,5800m),C1(25/09,6450m),C2(05/10,7150m),C3(06/10,7500m),xxx(06/10) |
| Route Notes | No summit success because very cold and danger of frostbite. 1st summit attempt directly from C2 by Nardi during night of 5th/6th Oct and reached 8000m. Left C2 midnight Chinese Time and at 8000m (7:00 am) and now toes getting frostbitten, so down to C2 for that night. 2nd summit attempt in early morning (3:00 am Chinese time) of 7 Oct. Pazzaglio and Pessa left C3, but Pessa to 7550m and Pazzaglia to 7600m, both turned back to C3 because too cold; with Pessa was Sherpa Lobsang. |
| Accidents | Only Nardi's slightly frostbitten toes |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457886 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnaldo Millesimi | M | 1946 | Italy | Climber | Rieti, Rieti, Italy | Surveyor | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniele Nardi | M | 1976 | Italy | Climber | Sezze, Latina, Italy | Computer operator | Details Other expeditions |
| Roberto Pazzaglia | M | 1973 | San Marino | Climber | Acquaviva, San Marino | Information technology consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Eliano Pessa | M | 1946 | Italy | Climber | Rieti, Rieti, Italy | University professor of psychology | Details Other expeditions |
| Rocco Venditti | M | 1944 | Italy | Leader | Rieti, Rieti, Italy | Retired bank employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Lobsang Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.