Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Mikel Alvarez Menor. Summit reached on 26th April 2005. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4843 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY05115 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Mikel Alvarez Menor |
| Sponsor | Dream Cho Oyu 2005 |
| 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 | Kodari->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-04-14 |
| Summit Date | 2005-04-26 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 12 |
| Total Days | 29 |
| Termination Date | 2005-05-13 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6600m due to bad weather |
| High Point (m) | 6600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| 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(14/04,4800m),ABC(17/04,5700m),C1(19/04,6500m),xxx(26/04,6600m) |
| Route Notes | BC at CBC/IC on 16th at 5300m. The expedition returned to KTM on May 14 and left on 16th. They stayed at Garden Home. On May 15 morning I was there at Garden Home until 10 o'clock, they were sleeping. During day they were out. On May 16 they left. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458912 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miquel (Mikel) Alvarez Menor | M | 1960 | Spain | Leader | Artica, Navarra, Spain | Restauranteur | Details Other expeditions |
| Raul O. F. Fernandez de Arroiabe | M | 1952 | Spain | Climber | Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain | Environmental technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Jangbu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tapting, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.