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 - - -