Cho Oyu | 2003 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2003 via NW side, led by Ian Hibbert. Summit reached on 25th September 2003. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4451
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY03307
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Ian Hibbert
Sponsor	Independent climber
Success 1	False
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	2003-09-02
Summit Date	2003-09-25
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	23
Total Days	31
Termination Date	2003-10-03
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6600m due to Hilbert's illness
High Point (m)	6600
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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	-
Campsites	BC(02/09),ABC(06/09,5700m),C1(11/09,6400m),xxx(25-26/09,6600m)
Route Notes	Hibbert got to C1 4 times but never higher than 6600m because of illness: had chest infection the entire time and altitude sickness made him vomit a lot; he lost a lot of weight.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458286
Year	2003
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ian James Hibbert	M	1951	Australia	Leader	Westmead, NSW, Australia	Technician	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.