Cho Oyu | 2003 NW side

A Austria expedition to Cho Oyu in 2003 via NW side, led by Gottfried Bartholner. Summit reached on 23rd September 2003. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4476
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY03332
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Gottfried Bartholner
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	KTM->Zhangmu->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2003-09-04
Summit Date	2003-09-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	19
Total Days	56
Termination Date	2003-10-30
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7020m due to bad weather conditions
High Point (m)	7020
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	5900m to the right of BC
Campsites	BC(04/09,5300m),ABC(05/09,5700m),C1(16/09,6444m),xxx(23/09,7020m)
Route Notes	ABC at ice lake camp C1 went down to ABC. 21 Sept - overnight in C1 crevasse under C1 23 Sept - 4 Sherpas behind him fixing lines Started at 11:00 am Nepalese time from C1, met 1 Japanese (gained very good experience and will try to come back).
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458284
Year	2003
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gottfried Bartholner	M	1965	Austria	Leader	Vienna, Austria	Chemical engineer	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.