Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side
A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Andrew Lock. Summit reached on 25th September 2005. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5057 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY05326 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Leaders | Andrew Lock |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | Germany, Spain |
| Approach | Kodari->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-09-07 |
| Summit Date | 2005-09-25 |
| Summit Time | 0830 |
| Summit Days | 18 |
| Total Days | 21 |
| Termination Date | 2005-09-28 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(07/09,4900m),ABC(11/09,5600m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7100m),Smt(25/09) |
| Route Notes | Andrew and Inigo left C2 on 24 Sept at around midnight and summited at 8:30 am Nepali time. They descended to C2 where they arrived at 12:20 pm. The next day they descended to ABC. Billi stayed two nights at C2. However, after having descended to ABC she felt too weak to go back up. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Explore Himalaya |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459064 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew James Lock | M | 1961 | Australia | Leader | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Consultant in security training | Details Other expeditions |
| Barbara Susanne (Billi) Bierling | F | 1967 | Germany | Climber | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany | Freelance journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Inigo De Pineda Blanc | M | 1969 | Spain | Climber | Sitges, Barcelona, Spain | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Chhiri (Dawa Tsiri) Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.