Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Juan Vizcaino Aranda. Summit reached on 28th September 2005. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5032
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY05301
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Juan Vizcaino Aranda
Sponsor	Spanish Expedition to Cho Oyu
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
Basecamp Date	2005-09-11
Summit Date	2005-09-28
Summit Time	1345
Summit Days	17
Total Days	27
Termination Date	2005-10-08
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	3
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(11/09,4900m),C1(18/09,6400m),C2(26/09,7100m),C3(27/09,7400m),Smt(28/09,04/10)
Route Notes	Quesada left C3 at 8 am and spent about 5 min on the summit. She descended to C2 where she arrived at 6 pm. Aranda and Aguirre left C3 at 4:45 am and spent about one hour on the summit. They descended to C2 where they arrived at 4 pm. Gimenez got to C3 but did not carry on due to cold and fatigue. Martin-Forero turned back below rock band due to very cold hands.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459067
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	38471
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Juan Carlos
Last Name	Vizcaino Aranda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Sant Climent de Llobregat, Barcelona, 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	2005-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0945
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	2437746
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	juan carlos vizcaino aranda
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	38472
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Pedro Jose
Last Name	Garcia Aguirre
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Ordizia, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Metal worker
Leader	False
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	2005-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0945
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	2439229
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pedro jose garcia aguirre
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38473
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Esther
Last Name	Gimenez Moolhuyzen
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Coruna, 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)	7400
Summit Date 1	-
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	3
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2439110
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	esther gimenez moolhuyzen
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38474
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Angel
Last Name	Martin Forero
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Engineer
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)	7500
Summit Date 1	2005-10-04
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	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2436209
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	angel martin forero
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38475
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Catalina (Lina)
Last Name	Quesada Castro
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Seville, Spain
Occupation	Civil servant
Leader	False
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	2005-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1345
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	2438238
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	catalina (lina) quesada castro
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Juan Carlos Vizcaino Aranda	M	1967	Spain	Leader	Sant Climent de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Pedro Jose Garcia Aguirre	M	1971	Spain	Climber	Ordizia, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Metal worker	Details Other expeditions
Esther Gimenez Moolhuyzen	F	1971	Spain	Climber	Coruna, Spain	Physiotherapist	Details Other expeditions
Angel Martin Forero	M	1963	Spain	Climber	Madrid, Spain	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Catalina (Lina) Quesada Castro	F	1969	Spain	Climber	Seville, Spain	Civil servant	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.