Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Eric Larson. Summit reached on 26th September 2002. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4169
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY02324
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2002
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Eric Larson
Sponsor Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Cho Oyu Expedition 2002
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 Germany, Russia
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2002-09-02
Summit Date 2002-09-26
Summit Time -
Summit Days 24
Total Days 28
Termination Date 2002-09-30
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to bad weather conditions and lack of time
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 4
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 Attempted Ama Dablam (AMAD-023-16)
Campsites BC(02/09,5000m),ABC(04/09,5600m),C1(09/09,6200m),C2(14/09,7000m),C3(15/09,7400m),xxx(26/09,7400m)
Route Notes BC at CBC High point at just below rock band. Keeshan, Larson, Schroeder and two Sherpas started on Sept 26 from C2 at 02:00 NST. Reached at 7400m around 05:0, returned to ABC 16:00. The expedition returned to KTM on Oct 2. Keeshan to leave KTM on Oct 4. Schroeder to leave on Oct 3. Larson to leave Kathmandu for Ama Dablam. Pankin left ABC on Sept 3. He was scared and no motivation to climb the mountain. Sherpas: Sirdar Lhakpa Rita Sherpa, Thami Mingma Sherpa, Thami
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457876
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
Britton Conroy Keeshan M 1981 USA Climber Cos Cob, Connecticut College student Details Other expeditions
Eric Allen Larson M 1973 USA Leader Telluride, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mikhail Pankin M 1952 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia Economist Details Other expeditions
Philipp Henry Schroeder M 1966 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Real estate agent Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa M 1966 Nepal Sirdar Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY02324 - - http://www.alpineascents.com/cho-oyu-cybercast02.asp - - -