Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Ron Holt. Summit reached on 25th September 2004. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4695
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Ron Holt
Sponsor	Jagged Globe Cho Oyu Expedition 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	Australia, Canada, Denmark
Approach	Kodari->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2004-09-05
Summit Date	2004-09-25
Summit Time	0715
Summit Days	20
Total Days	0
Termination Date	2004-09-05
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	3
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(05/09,4900m),ABC(08/09,5600m),C1(12/09,6300m),C2(17/09,7000m),C3(24/09,7400m),Smt(25/09)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/IC on 7th at 5300m ABC at usual campsite C1 at usual campsite C2 at usual campsite C3 at usual campsite. On Sept 25 Cohen, Gudmann, Jakobczyk, Morgan, Thundu and Mingma Tsiri Sherpa left C3 at 02:00 hours (Chinese time). Gudmann reached summit at 09:30 hours, stayed about half an hour on summit, reached C3 at 12:00 hours, rested sometime, reached C2 about 16:00 hours. Jakobczyk reached summit at about 11:00 hours, spent about 5 minutes on summit, returned to C3; Jakobczyk was with Thundu Sherpa on summit. Cohen had to return from 7850m due to tiredness; she returned with Mingma Tsiri Sherpa to C3. Weather was little bit cloudy, no wind, summit was clear and all the summiters got good view of Everest. Other people on summit were three of Henry Todd's and some Americans were coming up. About other members: Dunjry got stomach problem and he returned from ABC. Leader Holt went up to C1 on Sept 10, got stomach problem and stayed in ABC for rest of the time. Wells went up to 6600m on 14th - he could not acclimatize. Thundu Sherpa (DOB: 1978-02-21) Beding, Rolwaling He summited Everest in 2003 with Jagged Globe Expedition Mingma Tsiri Sherpa (DOB: 2027-4-4) Beding, Rolwaling He climbed up to 7850m. He had summited Everest for 10 times (last one was in 2004 with Discovery Channel, Dhaulagiri: 1993, Ama Dablam 1994, Cho Oyu in 1998 and 2001 Gudmann will try to come for Everest in the spring of 2005
Accidents	Dunjry got stomach problem left ABC on 12th, arrived KTM on 13th, left Nepal on 14th
Achievement	-
Agency	Summit Nepal Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458653
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	36114
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Michele Ruth
Last Name	Cohen
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Tour leader
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)	7850
Summit Date 1	2004-09-25
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	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to highpoint, down halfway to C2
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2437832
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michele ruth cohen
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36115
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Michael
Last Name	Dunjry
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Manning, WA, Australia
Occupation	Pediatrist
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2439671
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael dunjry
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36116
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Soren Nielsen
Last Name	Gudmann
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Denmark
Status	Climber
Residence	Stavanger, Norway
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
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	2004-09-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
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	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to top, down halfway to C2
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	2435583
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	soren nielsen gudmann
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36117
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Ron
Last Name	Holt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Higher Poynton, Cheshire, England
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2004-09-10
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2432785
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ron holt
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	36118
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Slawomir J. (Jack)
Last Name	Jakobczyk
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Don Mills, Ontario
Occupation	Architect
Leader	False
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	2004-09-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0845
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	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to top, down halfway to C2
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	2430431
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	slawomir j. (jack) jakobczyk
Year of Birth	1947
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36119
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Dafydd Wyn
Last Name	Morgan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Carmarthen, Wales
Occupation	Business teacher
Leader	False
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	2004-09-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
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	2437906
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dafydd wyn morgan
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36120
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Terry
Last Name	Wells
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Bridge of Allen, Scotland
Occupation	Engineer (claims assessor)
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)	6600
Summit Date 1	2004-09-14
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	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2434039
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	terry wells
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36121
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Thundu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2004-09-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0845
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	Brother of Nima Temba
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441494
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thundu sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Michele Ruth Cohen	F	1967	UK	Climber	London, England	Tour leader	Details Other expeditions
Michael Dunjry	M	1972	Australia	Climber	Manning, WA, Australia	Pediatrist	Details Other expeditions
Soren Nielsen Gudmann	M	1961	Denmark	Climber	Stavanger, Norway	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Ron Holt	M	1953	UK	Leader	Higher Poynton, Cheshire, England	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Slawomir J. (Jack) Jakobczyk	M	1947	Canada	Climber	Don Mills, Ontario	Architect	Details Other expeditions
Dafydd Wyn Morgan	M	1968	UK	Climber	Carmarthen, Wales	Business teacher	Details Other expeditions
Terry Wells	M	1957	UK	Climber	Bridge of Allen, Scotland	Engineer (claims assessor)	Details Other expeditions
Thundu Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7665
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Reference ID	01
Year	2004
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=356
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7678
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Reference ID	02
Year	2004
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=328
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7876
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY04331
Reference ID	03
Year	2004
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=16
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY04331	-	-	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=356	-	-	-
CHOY04331	-	-	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=328	-	-	-
CHOY04331	-	-	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=16	-	-	-