Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Haruki Inokuchi. Summit reached on 16th September 2002. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4160
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY02315
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Haruki Inokuchi
Sponsor	Chamonix Club Cho Oyu 2002 Autumn Expedition
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	KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2002-09-01
Summit Date	2002-09-16
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	15
Total Days	29
Termination Date	2002-09-30
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7300m due to bad weather, deep soft snow, strong wind, danger of avalanche
High Point (m)	7300
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(01/09,4700m),ABC(05/09,5600m),C1(13/09,6300m),C2(16/09,7300m),xxx(16/09,7300m)
Route Notes	The expedition did not try summit. Reached up to 7300m C2, slept night with Sherpa and returned to ABC on 17th. The expedition arrived Oct 1 to KTM. Inokuchi will leave on Oct 9. Sherpa: Chongba Sherpa, (near) Lukla, summited Cho Oyu in 2000 and Everest X2
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Sherpa Adventure
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457866
Year	2002
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	32471
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02315
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Haruki
Last Name	Inokuchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Retired journalist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	2002-09-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2429335
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	haruki inokuchi
Year of Birth	1944
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	41953
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02315
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Changba Nurbu (Chhongba Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tate, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	2002-09-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1964-2017) Died in summer 2017 from cancer
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-1932
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	changba nurbu (chhongba nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Haruki Inokuchi	M	1944	Japan	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Retired journalist	Details Other expeditions
Changba Nurbu (Chhongba Nuru) Sherpa	M	1964	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tate, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.