Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Kazafumi Watanabe. Summit reached on 2nd October 2004. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4680
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY04316
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Kazafumi Watanabe
Sponsor	Independent climber
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2004-09-13
Summit Date	2004-10-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	19
Total Days	24
Termination Date	2004-10-07
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7600m due to bad weather
High Point (m)	7600
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Xixabangma (no summit)
Campsites	BC(13/09,4700m),ABC(15/09,5600m),C1(17/09,6400m),C2(22/09,7100m),xxx(02/10,7600m)
Route Notes	High point just above C3. Oct 2 left C2 at 02:00 hours NST, reached 7600m at 06:00 hours, then started snowing and it was cloudy. No wind - returned to C2 sleep. Next day to C1. Waited for weather to improve and it remained bad then descended to ABC. Arrived Xixabangma BC on Oct 9. Left BC for KTM on 15. Arrived KTM on Oct 16. Trying to leave country on 17. He plans to come for Makalu in spring of 2005.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458660
Year	2004
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	36046
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04316
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Kazufumi
Last Name	Watanabe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Kamiina, Nagano, Japan
Occupation	Computer printer company assembly line worker
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	2004-10-02
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	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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435263
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazufumi watanabe
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kazufumi Watanabe	M	1960	Japan	Leader	Kamiina, Nagano, Japan	Computer printer company assembly line worker	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.