Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side

A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 22nd September 2005. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5058
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Russell Brice
Sponsor	Himalayan Experience (Himex) Cho Oyu Expedition 2005
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	Australia, Denmark, France, Kuwait, Switzerland
Approach	Lhasa->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2005-09-01
Summit Date	2005-09-22
Summit Time	1220
Summit Days	21
Total Days	25
Termination Date	2005-09-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	200
Total Members	7
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(01-05/09,5004m),ABC(08/09,5669m),C1(15/09,6400m),C2(20/09,7100m),C3(21/09,7400m),Smt(22/09)
Route Notes	BC at Chinese BC. Team summited between 12:20-1:15 pm Nepali time. They left C3 at 6 am (NT) and returned to C2 after climb (between 3 pm and 5 pm). Hallam turned back at 7400m due to fatigue. Lehuin turned back at 7600m because he was too slow. Lieters only climbed to C1 due to exhaustion. Russell Brice has climbed Cho Oyu for 9th time; Lopsang Temba has climbed it 7 times.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Mountain Experience
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459061
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	38576
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Russell Reginald
Last Name	Brice
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France
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	2005-09-22
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top to C2
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	8th ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432139
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	russell reginald brice
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	38577
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Zaid Aasa (Zed)
Last Name	Al-Refa'i
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Kuwait
Status	Climber
Residence	Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation	Coffee trader
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	2005-09-22
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top to C2
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	2437355
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zaid aasa (zed) al-refa'i
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38578
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Christopher
Last Name	Hallam
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Kurrajong, NSW, Australia
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)	7400
Summit Date 1	2005-09-21
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2431206
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher hallam
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38579
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Patrick
Last Name	Lehuin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Thones, Geneva, Switzerland
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)	7600
Summit Date 1	2005-09-22
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to 7600m to C2
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	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2431210
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	patrick lehuin
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38580
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Francoise (Claire)
Last Name	Lieters
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Amplepuis, Rhone, France
Occupation	Dentist
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)	6400
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	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2431247
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francoise (claire) lieters
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38581
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Jennifer
Last Name	Peedom
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Bondi, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Film producer
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	2005-09-22
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top to C2
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	2440559
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jennifer peedom
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38582
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Jan
Last Name	Van der Meer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Denmark
Status	Climber
Residence	Almere, Denmark
Occupation	Information technology consultant
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	2005-09-22
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top to C2
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	2437082
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jan van der meer
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38583
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Lobsang Temba (Lupsang Temba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2005-09-22
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	8th ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Chuldim Dorje
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437926
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lobsang temba (lupsang temba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	38584
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Phurba Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2005-09-22
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	5th ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439019
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	38585
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Tashi Tsering (Small)
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	China
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Rimbar, Gyantse Dzong, Tibet, China
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2005-09-22
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu; aka "small" Tashi Tshering
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443013
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tashi tsering (small)
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Russell Reginald Brice	M	1952	New Zealand	Leader	Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Zaid Aasa (Zed) Al-Refa'i	M	1966	Kuwait	Climber	Geneva, Switzerland	Coffee trader	Details Other expeditions
Christopher Hallam	M	1949	Australia	Climber	Kurrajong, NSW, Australia	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Patrick Lehuin	M	1949	Switzerland	Climber	Thones, Geneva, Switzerland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Francoise (Claire) Lieters	F	1949	France	Climber	Amplepuis, Rhone, France	Dentist	Details Other expeditions
Jennifer Peedom	F	1975	Australia	Climber	Bondi, NSW, Australia	Film producer	Details Other expeditions
Jan Van der Meer	M	1966	Denmark	Climber	Almere, Denmark	Information technology consultant	Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Temba (Lupsang Temba) Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tsering (Small)	M	1982	China	H-A Worker	Rimbar, Gyantse Dzong, Tibet, China	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7638
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY05327
Reference ID	01
Year	2005
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.himex.com/english/news/2005-04-01everest.htm
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY05327	-	-	http://www.himex.com/english/news/2005-04-01everest.htm	-	-	-