Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side
A Switzerland expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Nicolas Weibel. Summit reached on 1st October 2002. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4145 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY02327 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Nicolas Weibel |
| Sponsor | Swiss Crepe Expedition 2002 to Cho Oyu |
| 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 | - |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2002-09-08 |
| Summit Date | 2002-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 1245 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 28 |
| Termination Date | 2002-10-06 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(08/09,4900m),ABC(11/09,5715m),C1(20/09,6430m),C2(30/09,7160m),Smt(01-02/10) |
| Route Notes | Oct 01: started from C2 all four members at 03:40 Chinese Time. Three reached summit at 15:00 (12:45 NST), stayed about 50 minutes, back to C2 at 18:00. Cauderay had to return to C2 due to cold and exhaustion from 8000m. Weather was good, saw Everest and other mountain ranges. Other expeditions summiting on same day were Italian, Japanese and after them was McMillan, the last one to summit on that day. Oct 02: Cauderay started from C2 at 04:50, summited at 12:20 (10:05 NST), stayed there for 15 minutes, reached C2 at 14:00; saw Everest. Dominique (brother of Nicolas) had heart problem and had to leave ABC on 12 Sept and left Nepal on 16th. Heart Problem: As explained by Nicolas is complicated case - normal heart functions are in two chamber left and right. But in case of Dominique, the blood veins from right to left are attached. Doctors says he is not fit for scuba diving but no problem for high altitude. Nothing been proved - it was just a theory. His heart formation may have been the problem in high altitude. Now he is okay. The expedition returned to Kathmandu on 8th and leaving Nepal on 14th Sept. |
| Accidents | D. Weibel heart problem from ABC |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | None (permit arranged directly with TMA) |
| 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 | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Christophe Boillat | M | 1972 | Switzerland | Climber | Lausanne, Switzerland | Urban planning engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierre Cauderay | M | 1976 | Switzerland | Climber | Renevolles, Switzerland | Architectural student | Details Other expeditions |
| Nadia Lausselet | F | 1975 | Switzerland | Climber | Lausanne, Switzerland | Economic geographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dominique Weibel | M | 1973 | Switzerland | Climber | Lausanne, Switzerland | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicolas Weibel | M | 1972 | Switzerland | Leader | Lausanne, Switzerland | Materials engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.