Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Kenneth Hill. Summit reached on 1st October 2004. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4706
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY04342
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Kenneth Hill
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	-
Basecamp Date	2004-09-13
Summit Date	2004-10-01
Summit Time	1230
Summit Days	18
Total Days	24
Termination Date	2004-10-07
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
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(13/09,4700m),ABC(15/09,5600m),C1(19/09,6400m),C2(21/09,7100m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes	Left C2 at 0230 hours of Oct 01, reached summit at 12:30 hours, spent about 10 minutes. To C2 around 17:30 hours. Weather was cloudy in south and east side of mountain. When he reached summit it was sunny. On his way down it was snowing in C2. When he reached on plateau two big men coming down; before him others was an Australian. Nobody after him on summit. He could not see Everest due to clouds. He saw prayer flags near summit and a rod on summit. He returned to KTM on Oct 08. Will leave on Oct 20. He plans to go for Everest north side in Spring 2005.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458659
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	36171
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04342
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Kenneth John
Last Name	Hill
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Edmonds, Washington
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	2004-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
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	2436399
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenneth john hill
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kenneth John Hill	M	1964	USA	Leader	Edmonds, Washington	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.