Cho Oyu | 2007 NW side
A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2007 via NW side, led by Robert Springer. Summit reached on 9th May 2007. 1 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5601 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY07111 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2007 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Robert Springer |
| Sponsor | 2007 Springer Cho Oyu Expedition |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2007-04-12 |
| Summit Date | 2007-05-09 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 27 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | 2007-04-12 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7600m due to exhaustion |
| High Point (m) | 7600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| 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(12/04,4724m),ABC(15/04,5639m),C1(18/04,6340m),C2(05/05,6900m),C3(06/05,7100m),C4(08/05,7500m),xxx(09/05,7600m) |
| Route Notes | Springer set up his C4 (which is usually a C3) at 7500m on 8 May. On 9 May he just walked up about 100m to see the conditions and felt exhausted, turned around to C4. Rested for a while and descended to C3 (C2) around 16:00 hours. Next day to ABC. Springer returned to Kathmandu on 15 May and will leave on 18th. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459702 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
1 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Karl Springer | M | 1973 | USA | Leader | Chatham, New Jersey | Climbs trees for landscape business (to install spotlights) | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.