Cho Oyu | 2003 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2003 via NW side, led by Alfredo Encinar. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4519
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY03336
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2003
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Alfredo Encinar
Sponsor	-
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	-
Summit Date	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	14
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5700m
High Point (m)	5700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
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,ABC(5700m),xxx
Route Notes	Did not climb above ABC according to their trekking agent, Jitendra of Asian Trekking on 7 Oct: "There was some problem among the members" and they all left the mountain returned to KTM 28 Sept and left Nepal 30 Sept.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	5378
Year	2003
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Field	Value
ID	34999
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY03336
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2003
Season	3
First Name	Rafael
Last Name	Lapalaza Marin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Virgen de la Cueva, Huesca, Spain
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5700
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2433261
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rafael lapalaza marin
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	48
Role	BC Only

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Roberto Asun	M	1968	Spain	Climber	Zaragosa, Huesca, Spain	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Alfredo Encinar	M	1959	Spain	Leader	Villanova, Huesca, Spain	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Rafael Lapalaza Marin	M	1955	Spain	Climber	Virgen de la Cueva, Huesca, Spain	-	Details Other expeditions
Jordi Mena Sagarra	M	1973	Spain	Climber	Behasque, Huesca, Spain	Sports equipment shop staff	Details Other expeditions
Tomas Rodriguez	M	1959	Spain	Climber	Jaca, Huesca, Spain	City government staff	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.