Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side
A Netherlands expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Joost Schreve. Summit reached on 20th April 2004. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4550 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY04110 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Leaders | Joost Schreve |
| Sponsor | Vickspedition 8000 to Cho Oyu |
| 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 | 2004-03-26 |
| Summit Date | 2004-04-20 |
| Summit Time | 1215 |
| Summit Days | 25 |
| Total Days | 37 |
| Termination Date | 2004-05-02 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | True |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1200 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(26/03,4900m),ABC(30/03,5715m),C1(05/04,6425m),C2(11/04,7000m),C3(18/04,7450m),Smt(20,28/04) |
| Route Notes | 2 nights in C3 (18th and 19th) - pinned down in camp because gale force winds and on 20th set out for top (Nieuwenhuys, Schreve and 3 Sherpas). Got 8020m below plateau, then tired and too alone and down to C2 (2 Sherpas to ABC). Members arrive ABC 21st. Pasang on top on 20th alone and saw Everest. Started up again on 25th (Schreve stayed in ABC because of retinal hemmorrhage suddenly at ABC on 21st). Summit party in C1 on 25th, C2 on 26th, C3 on 27th and top 28th. Left C3 at midnight (NST) and on top 12:15 pm. Very cold night, -40 degrees 5:30 am. North top and saw Everest. In ski descent, Nieuwenhuys skied from top; all across plateau, took off skies to 8000m in rocks. Now clouds came, they were exhausted (Ang Pemba and Hermann) so helped to C3, slept there and 29th skied from C3 to C2 and to 6800m. Skis back on at 6750m and skied to little below C1 to 6400m at end glacier. Were first team to arrive at mountain and asked next team, Spanish, to pay $50 per member and they did so and so did 25 other climbers. Expedition doctor, Herman Frima, went to C1, spent rest of time in ABC. Summit Sherpas: Pasang Nuru, 17/3/73 (?), Kharikhola, summited Lhotse 20/5/03 Ang Pemba, 27/2/84, Bunbari, Jubing, 1rst 8000er |
| Accidents | Schreve's retinal hemmorhage |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Nepal Myths & Mountain Trails |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458495 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Frima | M | 1974 | Netherlands | Exp Doctor | Utrecht, Netherlands | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Greg Nieuwenhuys | M | 1979 | Netherlands | Climber | Hague, Netherlands | Strategy consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Joost Schreve | M | 1974 | Netherlands | Leader | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Recently retired as software entrepreneur to organize this expedition | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Nuru Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pemba Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bumburi, Jubing, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.