Cho Oyu | 2003 NW side
A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2003 via NW side, led by Terry Moore. Summit reached on 11th May 2003. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4240 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY03111 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2003 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Terry Moore |
| Sponsor | Jagged Globe Cho Oyu 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 | Australia, Netherlands, Norway, USA |
| Approach | Standard |
| Basecamp Date | 2003-04-20 |
| Summit Date | 2003-05-11 |
| Summit Time | 1400 |
| Summit Days | 21 |
| Total Days | 30 |
| Termination Date | 2003-05-20 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 200 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 7 |
| 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(20/04,4900m),ABC(23/04,5650m),C1(28/04,6400m),C2(09/05,7200m),C3(10/05,7400m),Smt(11/05) |
| Route Notes | May 11 Robb, Sunde-Rasmussen, Pasang Tshering and Dawa Gelji Sherpa left C3 at 03:30 hours (NST). First to reach summit was Sunde-Rasmussen at 14:00 hours (this was his third attempt) followed by Sherpas. Waited for Robb for about an hour. Dawa Gelji went down to get Robb who arrived to summit around 15:00 hours. Stayed about 30 minutes and descended to C2 where Sunde-Rasmussen and two Sherpas arrived at about 19:00 hours. All members were very exhausted. The weather was foggy - no view. Sunde-Rasmussen said that he saw on the summit prayer flags tied in bamboo pole and ice bar. All four descended to ABC on 12th. The expedition waited for second team attempt but there was no improvement in weather - it was very windy. Then decided to call off on May 16. Members KTM return were in different dates. The last team returned to KTM on May 22. The expedition Sherpas and members help in evacuating the dead member of Amical Expedition on 14th at C2. - Bonney went up to 6400m (C1), very slow. - Hunt and Huskins up to C2 on 9th May. Hunt got chest infection. Had to leave BC on 13th. Huskins accompanied him. Probably both left Nepal on May 15. - Jansen to ABC - making a movie - leaves Nepal on June 13. - Moore went up to C2 on May 15. Descended to ABC on 16th due to very high wind - leaves Nepal on May 26th. - Moerck was with Moore - same activity, leaves Nepal on May 26th. - Robb summited, left BC on 15th and probably left Nepal on 17 or 18th. - Snyder up to C1 on April 28 - developed heart palpitation, left BC on May 4th accompanied by Brian Taylor. - Sunde-Rasmussen summited left BC on 15th. Then to Chitwan - met him on 26th. Will stay for few more days. - Taylor, Brian up to C1 - problem started with kidney stone and left with Snyder. - Taylor, Robin up to C1 - got homesick left BC on 9th and left country after a few days. - First ascent of the season Sherpa summiters: Dawa Gelji, Chankhu-4, Dolakha, 18/4/75, 1st 8000er Pasang Tshering/Tshiring, Beding, 10/4/63, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X3 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Summit Nepal Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458149 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey (Geoff) Bonney | M | 1939 | UK | Climber | Llangollen, N Wales | Geologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Rikki Hunt | M | 1953 | UK | Climber | Swindon, Wiltshire, England | CEO of an oil business | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Huskins | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Bristol, Avon, England | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Margriet Jansen | F | 1959 | Netherlands | Climber | Utrecht, Netherlands | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| T. G. (Terry) Moore | M | 1953 | UK | Leader | Brampton, Cumbria, England | Freelance painter (in oils) | Details Other expeditions |
| Bjarne Moerck | M | 1969 | Norway | Climber | Droebak, Norway | Accounts manager for retail stationary business | Details Other expeditions |
| Geoffrey John (Geoff) Robb | M | 1953 | Australia | Climber | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Paul Snyder | M | 1947 | USA | Climber | Eugene, Oregon | Optometric physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Tore Sunde-Rasmussen | M | 1949 | Norway | Climber | Egersund, Norway | Stationery wholesaler | Details Other expeditions |
| Brian Taylor | M | 1949 | UK | Climber | Little Haywood, Staffordshire, England | Professional fund raiser | Details Other expeditions |
| Robin Taylor | M | 1949 | UK | Climber | Newmarket, Suffolk, England | Nightclub owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tshering/Tshiring Sherpa | M | 1963 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Gelji (Dawa Gyalzen) Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chankhu, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY03111 | - | - | http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=226 | - | - | - |