Cho Oyu | 2003 NW side
A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 2003 via NW side, led by Yves Anciaux. Summit reached on 12th May 2003. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4232 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY03103 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2003 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Yves Anciaux |
| Sponsor | Cho Oyu Xixabangma French Expedition 2003 |
| 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->Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2003-04-08 |
| Summit Date | 2003-05-12 |
| Summit Time | 1545 |
| Summit Days | 34 |
| Total Days | 38 |
| Termination Date | 2003-05-16 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 800 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed Xixabangma (2nd summit by Aurouze and Rambaud on May 29) |
| Campsites | BC(08/04,4900m),ABC(11/04,5730m),C1(17/04,6400m),C2(09/05,7130m),Smt(12/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at CBC. All four members were at C2 on May 9 with two Sherpas. On May 11 all four members went up to 7400m. It was very cold so they descended to C2 and on 12th Anciaux and Odin went down to C1. May 12: Aurouze and Rambaud left C2 at 05:00 hours. Rambaud returned from 7900m to C2 - his plan was to climb till 13:00 hours in order to return to C2 before night fall. Aurouze summitted at 15:45 hours NST and stayed about 15 minutes, returned to C2 at 19:30 hours. Aurouze saw at the summit. Prayer flags tied on snow bar and bamboo. Weather was good. He saw Everest and other peaks. The expedition arrived KTM on June 3 and leaves on 7th. Sherpas: Sirdar Phinjo [Norbu] Sherpa, Beding, (now in Bishal Nagar 4), now 44 years old Everest South (UK), Everest North (1991, 98, 01) Jit Bahadur, 22 years, Khare VDC |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458150 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Anciaux | M | 1967 | France | Leader | Caluire-et-Cuire, Rhone, France | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean Aurouze | M | 1981 | France | Climber | Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France | House builder (with Rambaud) | Details Other expeditions |
| Florence Odin | F | 1966 | France | Climber | Paris, France | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Eric Jean Rambaud | M | 1963 | France | Climber | Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France | House builder (with Aurouze) | Details Other expeditions |
| Phinzo Norbu (Phinzo) Sherpa | M | 1958 | Nepal | Sirdar | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jit Bahadur (Thile) Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khare-5, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.