Cho Oyu | 2003 NW side

A Norway expedition to Cho Oyu in 2003 via NW side, led by Rolf Bae. Summit reached on 3rd October 2003. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4477
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY03333
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Norway
Leaders	Rolf Bae
Sponsor	Independent team
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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2003-09-27
Summit Date	2003-10-03
Summit Time	0700
Summit Days	6
Total Days	10
Termination Date	2003-10-07
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
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	Attempted Xixabangma
Campsites	BC(27/09),ABC(28/09,5700m),C1(01/10,6400m),C2(03/10,7100m),Smt(03,05/10)
Route Notes	Came to Cho Oyu from unsuccessful attempt on Xixabangma. Bae went to summit on 3 Oct entirely alone; left C1 at 7:00 pm NST for top, on top 7:00 am 3 Oct and down to ABC 6:30 pm. Very windy and visibility bad with snow being blown around but found tracks ended and prayer flags. Skog left C2 1:00 am of 5 Oct and on top 10:20 am and back to C2 about 12:00 noon. At top saw small prayer flag and Juanito Oiarazbal was on top too.
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st Norwegian woman atop 8000er
Agency	Mountain Experience
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458294
Year	2003
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	34723
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY03333
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Rolf
Last Name	Bae
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Leader
Residence	Sandnes, Norway
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	True
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2003-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1975-2008) Died 1 Aug 2008 on K2 from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440381
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rolf bae
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	34724
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY03333
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Cecilie
Last Name	Skog
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Climber
Residence	Aalesund, Norway
Occupation	Nurse & alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2003-10-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440229
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	cecilie skog
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Rolf Bae	M	1975	Norway	Leader	Sandnes, Norway	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Cecilie Skog	F	1974	Norway	Climber	Aalesund, Norway	Nurse & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.