Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Ray Yeritsian. Summit reached on 3rd October 2005. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5068
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY05337
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2005
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Ray Yeritsian
Sponsor Independent climber on Cho Oyu
Success 1 False
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 2005-09-14
Summit Date 2005-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 19
Total Days 23
Termination Date 2005-10-07
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7500m due to slow climbing speed and lack of motivation
High Point (m) 7500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
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(14/09,5000m),ABC(16/09,5700m),C1(19/09,6400m),C2(22/09,7200m),xxx(03/10,7500m)
Route Notes Left C2 at noon on Oct 3, reached 7500m at 13:30 hours (about) and turned back to C1. Yeritsian thought he was not fast enough. He is planning to come for Shishapangma next year. Yeritsian returned to KTM on Oct 8 and will leave on 10 Oct.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459072
Year 2005
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Grair Ray Yeritsian M 1961 USA Leader Simi Valley, California Computer programmer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.