Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Andrew Lock. Summit reached on 25th September 2004. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4671
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY04306
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Andrew Lock
Sponsor	Independent climber on 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	2004-09-08
Summit Date	2004-09-25
Summit Time	0930
Summit Days	17
Total Days	25
Termination Date	2004-10-03
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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(08/09,4900m),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7100m),Smt(25/09)
Route Notes	BC at Chinese BC. On Sept 26 Andrew descended from C3, passed through C1. He slipped on a rock and fell on his bottom. He carried a heavy load but carried on to ABC, where he stayed from 26th Sept to 2 Oct. October at ABC gave him painkiller. Had he not broken his coccyz he would have gone back to the SSW Face on Cho Oyu and Xixabangma.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458653
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Andrew James Lock	M	1961	Australia	Leader	Sydney, NSW, Australia	Travel guide	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.