Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 1st October 2002. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4165
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY02320
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Henry Todd
Sponsor	Himalayan Guides Cho Oyu Expedition 2002
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	New Zealand, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2002-09-01
Summit Date	2002-10-01
Summit Time	1030
Summit Days	30
Total Days	32
Termination Date	2002-10-03
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(01/09),ABC(04/09,5700m),C1(08/09,6400m),C2(10/09,7000m),C3(30/09,7400m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes	Left C3 about 4:00 am NST, on top 10:30 am after some Amical (with Mease, after Tibetan-Japanese women) in lovely weather; members to C2 and Ang Nuru to ABC for night.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457881
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	32481
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02320
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Robert Hargraves (Rob)
Last Name	Casserley
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Bath, Avon, England
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2002-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440679
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert hargraves (rob) casserley
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32482
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02320
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Clifton Harlan Wells (Cliff)
Last Name	Maloney
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1937
Calculated Age	64
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	New York, New York
Occupation	Private investor
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	(1937-2009) Died on 26 Sept 2009 on Cho Oyu from blood clot in the brain
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2426917
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	clifton harlan wells (cliff) maloney
Year of Birth	1937
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	65
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32483
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02320
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Stephen Paul (Steve)
Last Name	Poulsen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Nederland, Colorado
Occupation	Retired electrical engineer
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2429984
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stephen paul (steve) poulsen
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32484
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02320
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Martin Walter (Marty)
Last Name	Schmidt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Hastings, New Zealand
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	(1960-2013) Died 26 July 2013 on K2 from avalanche
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435168
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	martin walter (marty) schmidt
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32485
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02320
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Henry Barclay
Last Name	Todd
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation	Expedition organizer & leader
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2002-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 7500m to top only
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	(1945-2025) Died 3 Nov 2024 in Kathmandu from stroke
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429527
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	henry barclay todd
Year of Birth	1945
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32486
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02320
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Nuru (Ang Nurbu/Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, 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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2002-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	1st 8000er; brother of Pasang Tshering (Ang Tshering)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440860
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang nuru (ang nurbu/nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Robert Hargraves (Rob) Casserley	M	1975	UK	Climber	Bath, Avon, England	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Clifton Harlan Wells (Cliff) Maloney	M	1937	USA	Climber	New York, New York	Private investor	Details Other expeditions
Stephen Paul (Steve) Poulsen	M	1946	USA	Climber	Nederland, Colorado	Retired electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Martin Walter (Marty) Schmidt	M	1960	New Zealand	Climber	Hastings, New Zealand	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Henry Barclay Todd	M	1945	UK	Leader	Edinburgh, Scotland	Expedition organizer & leader	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nuru (Ang Nurbu/Nuru) Sherpa	M	1976	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.