Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side
A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Zacharakis (Zac) Zaharias. Summit reached on 1st October 2004. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4679 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY04315 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Leaders | Zacharakis (Zac) Zaharias |
| Sponsor | Army Alpine Association Cho Oyu Expedition |
| 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 | Normal |
| Basecamp Date | 2004-09-08 |
| Summit Date | 2004-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 28 |
| Termination Date | 2004-10-06 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| 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(11/09,5600m),C1(19/09,6300m),C2(25/09,7000m),C3(30/09,7500m),Smt(01/10) |
| Route Notes | Chris Warner did get up to 8100m (the plateau) but turned around due to cold feet; did not get frostbite, but toes are still numb. He turned around 2 Oct. George Lloyd got C3, spent a night there and retreated on 2 Oct due to exhaustion. Michael Van der List also turned around at C3 due to same reasons. Nicolas Bendeti got to above C1 (6400m), but turned around due to exhaustion and poor acclimatization on 30 Sept. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Explore Himalaya |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458659 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Joseph Bendeli | M | 1952 | Australia | Climber | ACT, Australia | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| George Alfred Lloyd | M | 1972 | Australia | Climber | Longueville, NSW, Australia | Student of Mandarin | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Van der List | M | 1978 | Australia | Climber | Richmond, NSW, Australia | Aviation technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Mellor (Chris) Warner | M | 1978 | Australia | Climber | Ainslie, ACT, Australia | Business owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Zacharakis (Zac) Zaharias | M | 1956 | Australia | Leader | Campbell, ACT, Australia | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.