Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side
A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 18th September 2004. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4694 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY04330 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Henry Todd |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | Canada, Belgium, Hungary, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2004-09-05 |
| Summit Date | 2004-09-18 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 24 |
| Termination Date | 2004-09-29 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 8 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(05/09),ABC(07/09,5700m),C1(11/09,6400m),C2(16/09,7050m),C3(23/09,7300m),Smt(18,25/09) |
| Route Notes | Calder, Dekeyser, Pomeret, Pasang Nuru left C2 at midnight 17/18 NST. Dekeyser turned around at 7800m because wind problem and Calder took her down to ABC to sleep. Pomeret and Pasang Nuru went to top 11:30 am 18th and down to C2; saw Everest, etc, etc. Calder, Kennett, Laur, Hembury and Pasang Nuru from C2 on 24th midnight and on top at 10:00 am 25th except Hembury turned back at C3 (too slow) while rest went to top and saw Everest and down to C2 from top to sleep. From C3 for top: Joshi, Dekeyser, Pasang Nuru got to top 9:15 am of 25th and down to C2. Ogwyn who started from "lake camp" at bottom of mountain at about 6000m, at 12:45 pm 24th, passed Todd in C2 at 3:00 pm, up to C3, where he changed into down suit and on to top at 8:30 pm, when he telephoned Todd, took photo of full moon and left bandana which Calder found next morning on top and down to C2 at 11:00 pm with Todd. Klein left C3 early morning of 25th and summited at mid-morning 25th and down to ABC. Oxygen: Klein and Ogwyn none; other members who climbed from C2 to top used it from C2 to top and down somewhere below; those who went up from C3 to top from C3 to top to somewhere below. Pasang Nuru none. Pasang Nuru none in his first ascent but Todd required him to use it on 2nd ascent to find scientific instruments had left there on 18 Sept (he couldn't find them). Sherpa summiters: Pasang Nuru, 23 years old, Pangboche, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X1 |
| Accidents | Dekeyser suffered cut leg before summiting |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458646 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andries Nolte Botha | M | 1952 | Canada | Exp Doctor | Grimshaw, Alberta | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Timothy Miles Halcott (Tim) Calder | M | 1967 | UK | Climber | Kathmandu | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Barbara Anna Maria Dekeyser | F | 1975 | Belgium | Climber | Chicago, Illinois | Management consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Guy Alexander Hembury | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Leicester, England | Alpine rescuer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rajiv (Raj) Joshi | M | 1976 | UK | Climber | Walsall, W Midlands, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Elizabeth Jane (Libby) Kennett | F | 1976 | UK | Climber | London, England | Atmospherics physicist | Details Other expeditions |
| David Klein | M | 1975 | Hungary | Climber | Budapest, Hungary | Book publisher | Details Other expeditions |
| Nelson Aden Laur | M | 1972 | USA | Climber | Annapolis, Maryland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Joby David Ogwyn | M | 1974 | USA | Climber | Shreveport, Lousianna | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| John Charles Pomfret | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Cleethorpes, Lincoln, England | Builder | Details Other expeditions |
| Henry Barclay Todd | M | 1945 | UK | Leader | Kingussie, Inverness, Scotland | Expedition organizer & leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Nuru (Ang Nurbu/Nuru) Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.