Cho Oyu | 2004 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2004 via NW side, led by Jesus Calleja. Summit reached on 25th September 2004. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4715
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY04345
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Jesus Calleja
Sponsor	Spanish 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	-
Basecamp Date	2004-09-06
Summit Date	2004-09-25
Summit Time	0800
Summit Days	19
Total Days	23
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	3
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(06/09),ABC(09/09,5700m),C1(12/09,6400m),C2(15/09,7100m),C3(24/09,7500m),Smt(25/09)
Route Notes	Left C3 25 Sept 3:00 am Chinese Time. Sala at 3:25 turned back with Sherpa Lama Kancha (brother of Serap Jangbu) very soon; Sala reached C1 to sleep at 2:30 pm, while Lama Kancha accompanied him to C3, then went up to summit. Arencibia reached 8100m, back to C2 at 7:00 pm with altitude sickness. Calleja and Sherap got to top at 8:00 am and Lama Kancha on top at 8:45 am and back to ABC about 4:00 pm. Sherpa summiters Lama Kancha, Khumjung, 17/1/74, 1st 8000er Serap Jangbu, Khumjung, 25/9/69, Kangch X1, K2 X2, Lhotse X2, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking (Parajuli)
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	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	36220
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04345
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Francisco
Last Name	Arencibia
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Occupation	Physiotherapist
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)	8100
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	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	4
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2437929
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francisco arencibia
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36221
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04345
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Jesus
Last Name	Gonzalez Calleja
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Leon, Spain
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	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	0800
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	2436811
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jesus gonzalez calleja
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	36222
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04345
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Matias
Last Name	Sala Riu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	High school teacher
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)	7600
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	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	4
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2433358
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matias sala riu
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36223
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04345
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Lama Kancha
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chhulemu, Taksindu, Solukhumbu
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	1st 8000er; brother of Sherap Jangbu and Ang Babu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440005
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lama kancha sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	36224
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY04345
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Serap Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
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	0800
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	2nd asent of Cho Oyu; brother of Ang Babu and Lama Kancha
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438373
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	serap jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Francisco Arencibia	M	1968	Spain	Climber	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain	Physiotherapist	Details Other expeditions
Jesus Gonzalez Calleja	M	1965	Spain	Leader	Leon, Spain	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Matias Sala Riu	M	1955	Spain	Climber	Barcelona, Spain	High school teacher	Details Other expeditions
Lama Kancha Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chhulemu, Taksindu, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Serap Jangbu Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.