Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Evangelos Germeles. Summit reached on 15th April 2005. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4869
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY05129
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Evangelos Germeles
Sponsor Arlington Expedition to Cho Oyu
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 Lhasa->Xigatse->Xigar->BC
Basecamp Date 2005-04-11
Summit Date 2005-04-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 10
Termination Date 2005-04-21
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5700m due to lack of energy/motivation
High Point (m) 5700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
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(11/04,5000m),ABC(15/04,5700m),xxx(15/04,5700m)
Route Notes Evangelos abandoned the climb due to bad weather and the fact that he realized that climbing the mountain on his own would be too hard.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458901
Year 2005
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Evangelos Charles (Evan) Germeles M 1970 USA Leader East Arlington, Vermont Attorney Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.