Cho Oyu | 2003 NW side

A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 2003 via NW side, led by Michael Roberts. Summit reached on 27th September 2003. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4445
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY03301
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Michael Roberts
Sponsor Adventure Consultants Cho Oyu 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, France, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-09-06
Summit Date 2003-09-27
Summit Time 0740
Summit Days 21
Total Days 24
Termination Date 2003-09-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 4
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(06/09),ABC(09/09,5500m),C1(15/09,6300m),C2(19/09,7000m),C3(26/09,7400m),Smt(27/09)
Route Notes Left C3 at 2:10 am NST on top 7:40-9:20 am, returned to C2 at 12:00 and 5:30 pm (Baldry and Gomes got retinal hemorrhage from altitude and were very slow descending with Staples and Roberts short-roping them down from about 8000m to C3). Saw Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, etc. Konrath left expedition 18 Sept because of his daughter's accident in US. Staples left 29 Sept because of his mother's death. Sherpas: Pasang Tenzing, Phortse, 21/1/78, Everest X3 Phu Tashi, Pangboche, 1973, Everest X4 Lhakpa Dorje, Sanam, Solu, 1960 Chuldim
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458288
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
Anthony Donald Baldry M 1962 Australia Climber Waverly, NSW, Australia Investor Details Other expeditions
Edwin Roy Bradley M 1954 Australia Climber Gnangara, WA, Australia Banker Details Other expeditions
Piers McAuley Buck M 1974 Australia Climber Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Banker Details Other expeditions
Roland Herve Carel M 1968 France Climber Wayland, Massachusetts Software systems architect Details Other expeditions
Alan Joseph Gianotti M 1962 USA Climber Pacifica, California Physician Details Other expeditions
Lewis Gomes M 1950 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia Consulting engineer Details Other expeditions
Gregory Anthony (Greg) Konrath M 1965 USA Climber West Lafayette, Indiana Orthopedic surgeon Details Other expeditions
Michael John (Mike) Roberts M 1961 New Zealand Leader Denali Park, Alaska Alpine & ski guide Details Other expeditions
Dean Douglas Staples M 1964 New Zealand Deputy Leader Queenstown, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phu Tashi Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chuldim (Chuldim Dorje) Sherpa M 1963 Nepal Climbing Sirdar Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY03301 - - http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Dispatches_Archived/ - - -