Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side
A Czech Republic expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Radek Jaros. Summit reached on 10th May 2004. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4554 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY04114 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Czech Republic |
| Leaders | Radek Jaros |
| Sponsor | Expedice Craft Cho Oyu 2004 |
| 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 | 2004-04-07 |
| Summit Date | 2004-05-10 |
| Summit Time | 0715 |
| Summit Days | 33 |
| Total Days | 36 |
| Termination Date | 2004-05-13 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(03/04,4900m),ABC(13/04,5700m),C1(19/04,6400m),C2(20/04,7100m),C3(28/04,7600m),Smt(10/05) |
| Route Notes | 29th April to ABC to rest. 3 May all members to C1, 5th May to C2 and 6th May in first summit attempt turned back at 7700m in snowstorm and again down to ABC. 8th May all 3 members to C1, 9th May to C3, and 10th May 4:00 am (CST) Koukal and Jaros left from C3 and arrived top at 9:30 am (07:15 NST), saw Everest and Makalu; down to C1 to sleep. 11 May to ABC and waited for yaks. 13 May to BC and Nyalam. Left skis at ABC when saw snow conditions prevented their use. Vavrys tired and had gotten altitude sickness (pulmonary edema) on way to mountain and arrived 18 April at ABC. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Iceland Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458515 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radek Jaros | M | 1964 | Czech Republic | Leader | Nove Mesto, Moravia, Czech Republic | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Koukal | M | 1978 | Czech Republic | Deputy Leader | Zdar nad Sazavou, Czech Republic | Student and professional skier | Details Other expeditions |
| Petr Vavrys | M | 1964 | Czech Republic | Climber | Luhacovice, Czech Republic | Owner of clothing wholesale company | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.