Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Trey Cook. Summit reached on 28th September 2004. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4707
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY04343
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Trey Cook
Sponsor	Lowfat Spam 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	-
Approach	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2004-09-13
Summit Date	2004-09-28
Summit Time	0945
Summit Days	15
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	2
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(21/09,6400m),C2(23/09,7100m),Smt(28/09)
Route Notes	BC at CBC ABC at usual campsite C1 at usual campsite C2 at usual campsite. Cook left C2 at 22:00 hours NST on 27th, summited at 09:45 hours on 28th, stayed about half an hour, to C2 around 14:00 hours. Very good weather and good view of Everest. Ahead of him were 5 or 6 people from Arun Trek; De Bruycker and Sherpa were after him. Cook returned to KTM on Oct 08. Will leave Nepal on Oct 18th. He is going for six days rafting in Sun Koshi. Other member Schipper got diahrrea and left ABC on Sept 24. Probably he left country on 26th. He went up to C1 on 21st.
Accidents	Schipper got diarrhea
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	36172
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04343
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Trey
Last Name	Cook
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Journalist
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	0945
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	2435769
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	trey cook
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	36173
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04343
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	David
Last Name	Schipper
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Moab, Utah
Occupation	Consultant on outdoor clothing and equipment
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)	6400
Summit Date 1	2004-09-21
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	2435692
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david schipper
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Trey Cook	M	1962	USA	Leader	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Journalist	Details Other expeditions
David Schipper	M	1961	USA	Climber	Moab, Utah	Consultant on outdoor clothing and equipment	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.