Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Eloise Barbieri. Summit reached on 11th October 2004. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4697
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY04333
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Eloise Barbieri
Sponsor	Eloise Cho Oyu Expedition
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	-
Basecamp Date	2004-10-05
Summit Date	2004-10-11
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	6
Total Days	12
Termination Date	2004-10-17
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5900m due to high winds
High Point (m)	5900
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	-
Campsites	BC(05/10),ABC(06/10,5800m),xxx(11/10,5900m)
Route Notes	6th very windy high on top. Barbieri was already acclimatized on ascent of Xixabangma, so planned to go for summit in less windy day to top. She was with Spaniard, Xabier Ornazabal, whom she met on Xixabangma climb and at whose suggestion they climb Cho Oyu together which she welcomed on theory two together were better than one alone. They stayed in ABC 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th nights. 10th weather bit better but Barbieri thought still too unstable but Ornazabal decided to go for summit. So 11th she tried to go to C1 with Tirtha Tamang to look for him, but again windy so turned back at 5900m and returned to ABC, learning from French Basques Xabier had arrived in C2. 12th very strong winds in afternoon snowfalling. 13th weather better and waited again in ABC while watched him get to summit plateau and later descended, sat for an hour in this wind. 14th stayed in ABC. Barbieri stayed in ABC while Tamang went to C3 and found Xabier's body. Barbieri did not try climb anymore because of grief over Xabier's death and felt responsible to report to police and returned to KTM soon as possible to inform his family.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458669
Year	2004
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	36132
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04333
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Eloise
Last Name	Barbieri
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Aymavilles, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Business consultant
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)	5900
Summit Date 1	2004-10-11
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438969
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eloise barbieri
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	43224
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04333
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Tirtha
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lapcha, Gorakhani, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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)	5900
Summit Date 1	2004-10-11
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437062
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tirtha tamang
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Eloise Barbieri	F	1970	Italy	Leader	Aymavilles, Aosta, Italy	Business consultant	Details Other expeditions
Tirtha Tamang	M	1965	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lapcha, Gorakhani, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.