Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A Belgium expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Hogan Beernaert. Summit reached on 28th April 2004. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4543
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY04103
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Belgium
Leaders	Hogan Beernaert
Sponsor	Cho Oyu Expedition 2004
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	2004-04-11
Summit Date	2004-04-28
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	17
Total Days	24
Termination Date	2004-05-05
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7200m due to heavy snowfall and strong winds
High Point (m)	7200
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(11/04,4900m),ABC(14/04,5700m),C1(17/04,6400m),C2(26/04,7000m),xxx(28/04,7200m)
Route Notes	C2 at snowfield. 18th down to ABC to rest and there had 3 days of snowfall. Left ABC 25th to C1 and 26th to C2. Up on 28th 200m, got misty and snowfall started and down to ABC to rest 2 days. On 1st May should go to C1, but all night of 30 Apr strong wind, so stayed in ABC. Now heavy snowfall, so decided no summit bid on 4th May. Krishna Tamang went up to retrieve gear at C1 and C2.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458503
Year	2004
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	35096
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04103
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Hogan
Last Name	Beernaert
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Leader
Residence	Kortryk, Belgium
Occupation	Tree climber/gardener
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7200
Summit Date 1	2004-04-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434329
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hogan beernaert
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	41960
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04103
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Krishna Bahadur (Jeta)
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kanku-5, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7200
Summit Date 1	2004-04-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438158
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krishna bahadur (jeta) tamang
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hogan Beernaert	M	1958	Belgium	Leader	Kortryk, Belgium	Tree climber/gardener	Details Other expeditions
Krishna Bahadur (Jeta) Tamang	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kanku-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.