Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side
A Netherlands expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Rene de Bos. Summit reached on 22nd May 2005. 18 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4865 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY05124 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Leaders | Rene de Bos |
| Sponsor | Snow Leopard Adventures 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-05-01 |
| Summit Date | 2005-05-22 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 21 |
| Total Days | 25 |
| Termination Date | 2005-05-26 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8050m due to all tired and no more time |
| High Point (m) | 8050 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(01/05),ABC(04/05,5700m),C1(08/05,6400m),C2(10/05,7000m),C3(21/05,7450m),xxx(22/05,8050m) |
| Route Notes | Summit party of others and Overbeeke and Van den Bos from C3 with Kaji and Pemba Gyalzen Sherpa at 5:00 am (NST). Kaji turned back at about 7500m (cold feet) and Pemba at 7600m (cold and tired). Both Dutch reached last snow field. Overbeeke to 8000m and Van den Bos to 8050m. This was at 12:00 noon and now too late to get to top withouth oxygen and not moving fast enough, clouds building looking like storm coming, so both to C3 together and to C1 on 24th. This was the highest by expedition and now yaks coming on 25th so climb finished. Sherpas: Kaji, Sankhuwasabha, 12/7/78 Pemba Gyalzen, Khumjung, 21/6/73, no 8000ers |
| Accidents | Nothing serious but Vis had altitude problem and left expedition 9 May |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458938 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
18 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederike Bloemers | F | 1955 | Netherlands | Climber | Arnhem, Netherlands | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Adrianus (Thom) Bogaard | M | 1968 | Netherlands | Climber | Amsterdam, Netherlands | University hydrology profession | Details Other expeditions |
| Suzanne Castelein | F | 1970 | Netherlands | Climber | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Geologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Rene De Bos | M | 1959 | Netherlands | Leader | The Hague, Netherlands | Tour company owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Arian Eckhardt | M | 1949 | Netherlands | Climber | Voorschoten, Netherlands | Editor | Details Other expeditions |
| Frank Husslage | M | 1958 | Netherlands | Climber | Middelburg, Netherlands | Editor | Details Other expeditions |
| Simon Petrus Kossen | M | 1952 | Netherlands | Climber | Tilburg, Netherlands | Chemical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexander O. (Lex) Ottervanger | M | 1957 | Netherlands | Climber | Leiderdorp, Netherlands | Systems engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Edwin Overbeeke | M | 1960 | Netherlands | Climber | Nieuwegein, Netherlands | Information technology consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Strik | M | 1973 | Netherlands | Climber | Helmond, Netherlands | Manager in packaging manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Jacobus Cornelis (Kase) Terhell | M | 1960 | Netherlands | Climber | Arusha, Tanzania | Construction engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hendrik (Henk) Van Bilderbeek | M | 1947 | Netherlands | Climber | Delft, Netherlands | Patent examier | Details Other expeditions |
| Jan Van den Bos | M | 1955 | Netherlands | Climber | The Hague, Netherlands | Environmental engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans Vis | M | 1943 | Netherlands | Climber | Alpen a/d Riyn, Netherlands | Management consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Jaap Vuijk | M | 1963 | Netherlands | Climber | The Hague, Netherlands | Anasthesiologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Evert Wesker | M | 1952 | Netherlands | Climber | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Petroleum research engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Kazi (Ankaji) Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chitre, Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY05124 | - | - | http://www.everestnews.com/exp2005/dutchcho2005.htm | - | - | - |