Cho Oyu | 2003 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2003 via NW side, led by Takashi Shirota. Summit reached on 26th September 2003. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4456
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY03312
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Takashi Shirota
Sponsor Independent climber
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed True
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-09-03
Summit Date 2003-09-26
Summit Time 1215
Summit Days 23
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2003-10-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
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(03/09),ABC(05/09,5700m),C1(09/09,6400m),C2(14/09,7100m),C3(25/09,7500m),Smt(26/09)
Route Notes Reached summit in clouds and so no view. Believes he reached summit because he followed footprints till they stopped, but found no prayer flags or anything else there.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458287
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Takashi Shirota M 1970 Japan Leader Kisofukushima, Machi, Nagano, Japan Forester Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.