Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Emmanuel Exposito. Summit reached on 4th May 2005. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4853
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY05111
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Emmanuel Exposito
Sponsor	Team Cho Oyu 2005
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	Kodari->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2005-04-14
Summit Date	2005-05-04
Summit Time	1430
Summit Days	20
Total Days	31
Termination Date	2005-05-15
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(14/04,4800m),ABC(17/04,5700m),C1(21/04,6500m),C2(25/04,7200m),Smt(04/05)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/IC April 16 at 5300m. Exposito left C2 on May 04 at 02:30 hours (NST), summited 14:30 hours, spent about 5 minutes on the summit, descended to C2 at about 18:00 hours. Next day to ABC. Summit ws cloudy, visibility was poor and snowing. Exposito saw a pole with red flags (prayer flags). Exposito met three Japanese in C3 while going up for summit. He was alone on the summit. After him nobody have summited till May 15. Exposito returned to KTM on May 10 and will leave on 19th. Exposito does not speak English. Van den Berghe help to talk to Exposito. Also used the notebook of Van den Berghe for dates and altitude. Exposito's climbing member Miss Spiessers's activities were as follows: She arrived CBC on same day of Exposito but next day she had to go to Nyalam due to difficulty in breathing due to probably the high altitude. Gloria Brighenti also was with her. Both Spiesser and Gloria returned to CBC on 17th. BC on 18th, ABC on 19th, C1 on 27, C2 on May 02. On May 03 Spiesser reached her highest point of 7200m while trying to go to C3 from C2 (there was snowfall, weather was bad), then returned to C2. Next day to ABC. On May 10 Spiesser again went to C1. There was big storm which blew away 7 tents. Most of them were of Dutch expedition. She left ABC on 15th and arrived KTM on the afternoon of 16th.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458920
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	37429
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05111
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Emmanuel A. J.
Last Name	Exposito
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Truck driver
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	2005-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1430
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	2437520
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	emmanuel a. j. exposito
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	37430
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05111
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Sandra
Last Name	Spiesser
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Godavari, Kathmandu
Occupation	Secondary 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)	7200
Summit Date 1	2005-05-03
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	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2441393
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sandra spiesser
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Emmanuel A. J. Exposito	M	1967	France	Leader	Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, France	Truck driver	Details Other expeditions
Sandra Spiesser	F	1977	France	Climber	Godavari, Kathmandu	Secondary school teacher	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.