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 | - | - | - |