Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side

A Ireland expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Roger McMarrow. Summit reached on 24th September 2005. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5064
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY05333
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2005
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Ireland
Leaders Roger McMarrow
Sponsor Anglo-Irish Cho Oyu Xtreme 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 UK
Approach Kodari->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2005-09-03
Summit Date 2005-09-24
Summit Time 1050
Summit Days 21
Total Days 27
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 7
Summit Members 6
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(03/09,4700m),ABC(09/09,5600m),C1(15/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7100m),C3(23/09,7400m),Smt(24-25/09)
Route Notes The team that summited on 24 Sept left C3 at 2:30 am. Szawarski and Ahuja descended to C2 where they arrived at around 6 pm. Windsor and O'Dwyer descended to C3, where they arrived at 4 pm. Windsor accompanied Carlos from Catalan team to C3 who was suffering from cerebral edema. McMorrow, Hart and Namgyal Sherpa (who had summited on 24 Sept and waited at C3 for McMorrow and Hart) left C3 for summit at 3:50 am. They put up a tent on summit to take arterial blood from Hart. They spent 1 hour and 10 minutes there. They got to C3 at 1 pm and carried on to C2, where they arrived at 4 pm and spent the night. Sherpa summiters: Namgyal Sherpa, Rakha-5, Khotang, 5/10/1977, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X1 Pasang Sherpa, Sotang-6, Solu, 31/7/60, no 8000ers Da Ongchuu Sherpa, Kurima, Lokhim-9, 16/4/79, no 8000ers
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459063
Year 2005
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Roger C. Nizel McMorrow M 1975 Ireland Leader Dublin, Ireland Physician Details Other expeditions
Jeremy Scott Windsor M 1971 UK Deputy Leader London, England Physiologist Details Other expeditions
Vijay Ahuja M 1982 UK Climber Bolton, Lancashire, England Medical student Details Other expeditions
Nigel David Hart M 1966 UK Climber Belfast, Northern Ireland Physician Details Other expeditions
Michael Joseph O'Dwyer M 1975 Ireland Climber Dublin, Ireland Physician (anesthetist) Details Other expeditions
Paul Richards M 1964 UK Exp Doctor Billericay, Essex, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Piotr Szawarski M 1974 UK Climber London, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Namgyal Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Da Ongchhu (Dawangchu) Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY05333 AAJ Windsor, Jeremy - - 81:376-377 (2007) -
CHOY05333 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200737600/Cho-Oyu-2005-Blood-Samples-at-Very-High-Altitude - - -