Cho Oyu | 2003 NW side

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 2003 via NW side, led by Thomas Laemmle. Summit reached on 13th May 2003. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4235
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY03106
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Thomas Laemmle
Sponsor DAV Summit Club Cho Oyu Expedition
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 -
Basecamp Date 2003-04-17
Summit Date 2003-05-13
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 26
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2003-05-16
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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 -
Campsites BC(17/04,4900m),ABC(20/04,5700m),C1(28/04,6440m),C2(11/05,7000m),C3(12/05,7500m),Smt(13/05)
Route Notes ABC at higher than many others in others. Giesseler pulmonary edema in C3 12 May and Laemmle brought him to C2 at midnight (left C3 at 10:00 pm). 1:00 am on 13th Laemmle up to C3 again and on to top with skis and on top later than others and skied down from 2:00 pm at highest point to 7800m where rock intervened again from 7600m to serac at 6800m, from 6750m to about 6000m where snow stops; broke descent to pack up C3 and carry 25 kg load and again at C2 where stayed night of 13 May with other summiters on C2.
Accidents Giesseler and Simon pulmonary edema
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458151
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kurt Burkard M 1949 Germany Climber Roemerberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Building security manager Details Other expeditions
Klaus Dieter Paul Werner Helmut Eikemeier M 1948 Germany Climber Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Werner Giesseler M 1947 Germany Climber Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Thomas Laemmle M 1965 Germany Leader Waldburg, Baden-Wuerttemburg, Germany Sports scientist and guide Details Other expeditions
Josef Simon M 1953 Germany Climber Grainau, Bavaria, Germany Croupier Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.