Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Ray Yeritsian. Summit reached on 22nd April 2004. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4545
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY04105
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2004
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Ray Yeritsian
Sponsor Dream 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 2004-04-12
Summit Date 2004-04-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2004-05-12
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7200m due to sickness
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 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 Planned for Everest after Cho Oyu (but illness prevented that)
Campsites BC(12/04,4900m),ABC(14/04,5700m),C1(18/04,6400m),C2(22/04,7200m),xxx(23/04,7200m)
Route Notes Planned to summit from C2; had gone down to rest at ABC. 5 May to C1, 8th May to C2, but when got to about 7000m when developed pulmonary edema, down to C1 with this breathing problem, and to ABC on 9th and 10th May BC. Returned to KTM 13 May and leaves 14 May.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458497
Year 2004
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Grair Ray Yeritsian M 1961 USA Leader Simi Valley, California Computer programmer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.