Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Juan Marcos Alvarez. Summit reached on 4th October 2005. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5033 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY05302 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Juan Marcos Alvarez |
| Sponsor | Castilla y Leon Cho Oyu Expedition |
| 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 | 2005-09-12 |
| Summit Date | 2005-10-04 |
| Summit Time | 1400 |
| Summit Days | 22 |
| Total Days | 25 |
| Termination Date | 2005-10-07 |
| 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 | 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(12/09,4900m),ABC(14/09,5700m),C1(17/09,6400m),C2(21/09,7100m),C3(03/10,7400m),Smt(04/10) |
| Route Notes | Salamanca left C3 4:45 am. He met two Australians going up. He descended to C3 where he arrived at 6 pm. San Segundo and Gonzalez climbed to C2, but abandoned climb due to fatigue. Marcos Alvarez got to C3 on 30 Sept, but abandoned climb as he was alone and lacked motivation. Rodrigues Calvo did not get above C1 as he had stomach problems. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Sherpa Alpine Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459073 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Jose Marcos Alvarez | M | 1975 | Spain | Leader | Valencia City, Valencia, Spain | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Raul Gonzalez Gonzalez | M | 1968 | Spain | Climber | Villalobon, Valencia, Spain | Manager of business making repairs on exteriors of houses | Details Other expeditions |
| Roberto Borja Rodriguez Calvo | M | 1976 | Spain | Climber | Valencia City, Valencia, Spain | Assistant in climbing gear shop | Details Other expeditions |
| Carlos Salamanca Palenzuela | M | 1975 | Spain | Climber | Valencia City, Valencia, Spain | Sports teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Manuel San Segundo Lopez | M | 1978 | Spain | Climber | Avila City, Avila, Spain | Fire fighter | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.