Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Ben Marshall. Summit reached on 1st October 2002. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4171
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Ben Marshall
Sponsor	International Mountain Guides (IMG) 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	UK
Approach	Lhasa->Xigatse->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2002-09-01
Summit Date	2002-10-01
Summit Time	0900
Summit Days	30
Total Days	34
Termination Date	2002-10-05
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	200
Total Members	14
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	2
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(01/09,4875m),ABC(05/09,5700m),C1(10/09,6400m),C2(16/09,7130m),C3(20/09,7560m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/Interim Camp High point at above C3 (yellow band - steep section). C1 first used on Sept 10 by Carnahan, Dougherty, Erickson, Griber, Mackay, Marshall, Miller, Nelson, Stoup and Waldron. C2 first used on Sept 16 by Erickson, Griber, Mackay, Marshall and Stoup. October 1 started from C3 at 03:00 (NST), summit at about 09:00 almost all together, spent an hour, reached C2 about 16:00. Good weather. Saw Everest and other peaks. Other summiters before Marshall's team were China-Japan women's expedition, Japanese team. Just front of Marshall's there were German with two Sherpas without oxygen. Italian couple without oxygen and some more people. Henry Todd people were behind them. Pierce Jones left on Sept 11, homesick, missing family; probably left Nepal on 13 or 14. Dougherty left on 16th, ankle hurting and homesick, probably left Nepal on 19 or 20. Cola and Weidmann were there just for trekking. Mackay got stomach upset on the day of summit, no climb. Team arrived KTM on 6th leaving on 8th. Sherpas: Kami Tshering, 1962, Pangboche 1993 Everest South - UK 1997 Everest South - Canadian 2000 Everest South - US 2001 Everest South - US 2001 Cho Oyu - US Dawa Nuru Sherpa, 26 Oct 1978, Phortse 1998 Everest South - US 1999 Cho Oyu 2000 Cho Oyu 2001 Cho Oyu 2001 Cho Oyu
Accidents	Griber got pulmonary edema on 17th at C2 and left ABC on 21st for KTM with Carnahan and Stoup; they probably have left BC on 23rd
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457881
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	32520
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	John Knox
Last Name	Carnahan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Alameda, California
Occupation	Mortgage leader
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)	6400
Summit Date 1	2002-09-10
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	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2438014
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john knox carnahan
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32521
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Cola
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	USA
Status	Member
Residence	Dallas, Texas
Occupation	Accountant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	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	C1 only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2434571
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter cola
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	44
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	32522
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Thomas Paul
Last Name	Dougherty
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Houston, Texas
Occupation	Energy acquisitions company managing partner
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	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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2430725
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas paul dougherty
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32523
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Kristoffer Jon (Kris)
Last Name	Erickson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Livingston, Montana
Occupation	Photographer
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	0900
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 C3 to summit back to C3
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	2440134
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kristoffer jon (kris) erickson
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32524
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	John Peter
Last Name	Griber
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Jackson, Wyoming
Occupation	Cook
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)	7130
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2437200
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john peter griber
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32525
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Michael Aaron
Last Name	Hamill
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	USA
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Hanover, New Hampshire
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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	0900
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	Summit back to C3
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	2441321
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael aaron hamill
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	32526
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Robert Neil
Last Name	Mackay
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	New York, New York
Occupation	Financial software developer
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)	7560
Summit Date 1	2002-09-30
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	3
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2439741
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert neil mackay
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32527
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Benjamin Joseph (Ben)
Last Name	Marshall
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Telluride, Colorado
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	0900
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	Summit back to C3
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	2440310
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benjamin joseph (ben) marshall
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32528
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Jeffrey Scott (Jeff)
Last Name	Miller
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Jackson, Wyoming
Occupation	Environmental engineer
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	0900
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	Summit back to C3
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	2436504
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeffrey scott (jeff) miller
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32529
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Rodney Kenneth (Rod)
Last Name	Nelson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Yakima, Washington
Occupation	Attorney
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	0900
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	Summit back to C3
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	2432602
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rodney kenneth (rod) nelson
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32530
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	11
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	David John (P. J.)
Last Name	Pierce Jones
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Banker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436807
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david john (p. j.) pierce jones
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	38
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	32531
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	12
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Douglas Chandler (Doug)
Last Name	Stoup
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boca Raton, Florida
Occupation	Alpinist
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)	7130
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	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2436461
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	douglas chandler (doug) stoup
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32532
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	13
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	James Stoddard (Jim)
Last Name	Waldron
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Murrieta, California
Occupation	Information systems network manager
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	0900
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	Summit back to C3
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	2430362
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james stoddard (jim) waldron
Year of Birth	1947
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32533
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	14
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Kurt James
Last Name	Weidmann
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Member
Residence	San Francisco, California
Occupation	Construction manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2436435
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kurt james weidmann
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	39
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	32534
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	16
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	40
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	0900
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	3rd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435767
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami tshering (ang chhiring) sherpa
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32535
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Member ID	15
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Nuru (Danuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	0900
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	3rd ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Panuru Sherpa (Phortse)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441784
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa nuru (danuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

16 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
John Knox Carnahan	M	1968	USA	Climber	Alameda, California	Mortgage leader	Details Other expeditions
Peter Cola	M	1958	USA	Member	Dallas, Texas	Accountant	Details Other expeditions
Thomas Paul Dougherty	M	1948	USA	Climber	Houston, Texas	Energy acquisitions company managing partner	Details Other expeditions
Kristoffer Jon (Kris) Erickson	M	1974	USA	Climber	Livingston, Montana	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
John Peter Griber	M	1966	USA	Climber	Jackson, Wyoming	Cook	Details Other expeditions
Michael Aaron Hamill	M	1977	USA	Deputy Leader	Hanover, New Hampshire	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Robert Neil Mackay	M	1972	UK	Climber	New York, New York	Financial software developer	Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Joseph (Ben) Marshall	M	1974	USA	Leader	Telluride, Colorado	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey Scott (Jeff) Miller	M	1964	USA	Climber	Jackson, Wyoming	Environmental engineer	Details Other expeditions
Rodney Kenneth (Rod) Nelson	M	1953	USA	Climber	Yakima, Washington	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
David John (P. J.) Pierce Jones	M	1964	UK	Climber	Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France	Banker	Details Other expeditions
Douglas Chandler (Doug) Stoup	M	1963	USA	Climber	Boca Raton, Florida	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
James Stoddard (Jim) Waldron	M	1947	USA	Climber	Murrieta, California	Information systems network manager	Details Other expeditions
Kurt James Weidmann	M	1963	USA	Member	San Francisco, California	Construction manager	Details Other expeditions
Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa	M	1962	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5883
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Erickson, Kristoffer
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2003
Language	-
Citation	77:416-418 (2003)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7649
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Reference ID	02
Year	2002
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.mountainguides.com/photos/simo/cho2002-index.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11997
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY02326
Reference ID	03
Year	2002
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200341603/Asia-Tibet-Himalaya-Cho-Oyu-Ski-Descent-and-Discussion-of-8000-meter-Ski-Descents
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY02326	AAJ	Erickson, Kristoffer	-	-	77:416-418 (2003)	-
CHOY02326	-	-	http://www.mountainguides.com/photos/simo/cho2002-index.html	-	-	-
CHOY02326	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200341603/Asia-Tibet-Himalaya-Cho-Oyu-Ski-Descent-and-Discussion-of-8000-meter-Ski-Descents	-	-	-