Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A Austria expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Rudolf Praschl-Bichler. Summit reached on 28th September 2004. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4690
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY04326
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Rudolf Praschl-Bichler
Sponsor	Golden Jubilee 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	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2004-09-10
Summit Date	2004-09-28
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	18
Total Days	20
Termination Date	2004-09-30
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
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(10/09,4700m),ABC(12/09,5300m),C1(15/09,6100m),C2(18/09,7100m),C3(27/09,7400m),Smt(28/09)
Route Notes	BC at CBC ABC at usual campsite C1 at usual campsite C2 at usual campsite C3 at usual campsite. On 28th Sept left C3 at 03:30 hours NST, reached summit at 10:00 hours, stayed on summit about 40 minutes descended to C1 where he reached at 17:00 hours. The weather was cold but no wind and not much cloud - it was sunny. He saw view of Everest. Behind him were Miss De Bruycker and Trey Cook. He said that may be five other people were on summit. Praschl-Bichler accompanied Mrs. Coelho to KTM as she got frostbitten fingers. He will leave on Oct 5 evening.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458656
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	36085
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04326
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Rudolf
Last Name	Praschl-Bichler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Laaben, Lower Austria, Austria
Occupation	Carpenter
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	2004-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	2435541
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rudolf praschl-bichler
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Rudolf Praschl-Bichler	M	1961	Austria	Leader	Laaben, Lower Austria, Austria	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.