Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Jamie McGuinness. Summit reached on 30th September 2004. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4672
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY04307
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Jamie McGuinness
Sponsor	Himalaya Project 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	France
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2004-09-13
Summit Date	2004-09-30
Summit Time	0600
Summit Days	17
Total Days	23
Termination Date	2004-10-06
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(13/09,4900m),C1(17/09,5700m),C1B(27/09,6400m),C2(28/09,7125m),Smt(30/09)
Route Notes	BC above Chinese BC. Arnauld de Fouchier went up to C1 on Sept 23 for the day, turned back at ABC due to pulmonary edema. He got sick on 24 Sept was back in KTM on the 25 Sept. He walked back from ABC using oxygen. Jamie McGuiness did not use any oxygen and went to the real summit. McGuiness left C2 for top at 0:15 am NST on 30th, on top at 6:00 am and to returned to C1 to sleep at 3:00 pm.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458658
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	36025
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04307
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Arnaud Bertrand Marie Jacques
Last Name	De Fouchier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Book and magazine publishing consultant
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5700
Summit Date 1	2004-09-23
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2004-09-23
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	5700
Death Notes	Pulmonary edema
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2429036
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	arnaud bertrand marie jacques de fouchier
Year of Birth	1943
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36026
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04307
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	James Stuart (Jamie)
Last Name	McGuinness
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Gisborne, New Zealand & Kathmandu
Occupation	Alpine & trekking guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2004-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437065
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james stuart (jamie) mcguinness
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Arnaud Bertrand Marie Jacques De Fouchier	M	1943	France	Climber	Paris, France	Book and magazine publishing consultant	Details Other expeditions
James Stuart (Jamie) McGuinness	M	1965	New Zealand	Leader	Gisborne, New Zealand & Kathmandu	Alpine & trekking guide	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7607
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY04307
Reference ID	01
Year	2004
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2004/04f-cho-oyu-index.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY04307	-	-	http://www.project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2004/04f-cho-oyu-index.html	-	-	-