Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side
A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Seba Illingworth. Summit reached on 28th September 2005. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5050 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY05319 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Seba Illingworth |
| Sponsor | Cho Oyu Team |
| 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 | UK |
| Approach | Kodari->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-09-09 |
| Summit Date | 2005-09-28 |
| Summit Time | 0845 |
| Summit Days | 19 |
| Total Days | 21 |
| Termination Date | 2005-09-30 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| 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(09/09,4900m),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(19/09,7100m),C3(27/09,7400m),Smt(28/09) |
| Route Notes | BC at Chinese BC. Norris left C3 at 1:45 am and spent about 20 minutes on the summit. He went down to C1 where he arrived at 5:45 pm (Nepali Time). Illingworth left on 14 Sept due to a fractured ankle (he broke it in New Zealand in August, 3 weeks prior to coming to Nepal). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Explore Himalaya |
| 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
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seba Illingworth | M | 1968 | New Zealand | Leader | Whitianga, New Zealand | Software engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mike Norris | M | 1975 | UK | Climber | Whangamata, New Zealand | Teacher of English as second language | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.