Cho Oyu | 2007 NW side

A Bulgaria expedition to Cho Oyu in 2007 via NW side, led by Kamen Kolchev. Summit reached on 4th May 2007. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5609
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY07121
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2007
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Bulgaria
Leaders Kamen Kolchev
Sponsor Bulgarians on Cho Oyu (IMG)
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 -
Approach Kodari->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2007-04-10
Summit Date 2007-05-04
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 24
Total Days 28
Termination Date 2007-05-08
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 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 4
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(10/04,4700m),ABC(16/04,5600m),C1(21/04,6100m),C2(25/04,7100m),C3(03/05,7400m),Smt(04/05)
Route Notes (31 May from on basis of email. This on basis of interview) BC 11 April at 4700m ABC 16 April at 5700m C1 19 April at 6400m C2 24 April at 7200m C3 3 May at 7600m. On 4 May Kolchev, Kolcheva, Totev, Vatev, Tashi Sherpa, Dawa Tenzing Sherpa and the two Tibetans Sherpas Phinzo and Ngawang Dorje left C3 at 01:30 hours. Vatev and Dawa Tenzng reached summit at 09:00 hours; Kolchev, Mrs Kolcheva, Ngawang Dorje, and Phinzo at 10:00 hours; Totev at 11:30 without oxygen. Tashi Tshering summited at 12:15 pm. Climbers stayed on summit between 30-45 minutes. Vatev descended to C2 about 14:00 hours. He took pictures of Everest. Kolchev and Kolcheva descended to C2 at 15:00 hours. Totev descended to C3 spent night there and next day to C1. Kinov turned around from C3 on 3 May as his feet started getting cold. Summit day weather was pretty good but cloudy. When Vatev was on summit there were 6-7 members of German group. There was solo Japanese climber with TV team but he could not summit on that day. The Bulgarian team saw on summit many prayer flags. The team returned to Kathmandu on 9 May and trying to leave as soon as possible. Dankov, Krastev and Kinov got to C3 on 3 May. Their goal on the mountain was to ski but there was not enough snow. They descended to C1 on 3 May by foot. Skiing was impossible (information by Kolochev). However, Ang Jangbu of Great Escapes said all three felt unwell at C3 and descended to C1. Sherpas: Tashi Tshering, Pangboche, 18/04/70, Everest X11, Cho Oyu X3 Dawa Tenzing/Da Tenzing Sherpa, Phortse, 22/07/70 Ngawang Dorje and Phinzo are Tibetans. Ang Jangbu does not have any biodata for them. According to the Phil Crampton, Phinzo summited Cho Oyu with SummitClimb (Crampton,leader) on 3 Oct 2006 [most likely different Phinzo].
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459697
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mladen Slaweev Dankov M 1971 Bulgaria Climber Sofia, Bulgaria Distribution manager washing-powder Details Other expeditions
Ilian Kinov M 1968 Bulgaria Climber Sofia, Bulgaria Distribution manager of construction materials Details Other expeditions
Gueorgui Gueorguiev Krastev M 1964 Bulgaria Climber Sofia, Bulgaria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Kamen Marinov Kolchev M 1963 Bulgaria Leader Sofia, Bulgaria Banker Details Other expeditions
Petya Stanimirova Kolcheva F 1964 Bulgaria Climber Razlog & Sofia, Bulgaria Attorney Details Other expeditions
Petko Petkov Totev M 1959 Bulgaria Climber Sofia, Bulgaria Distribution manager of outdoor equipment business Details Other expeditions
Zhevo Ganchev (Jeko) Vatev M 1962 Bulgaria Climber Plovdiv, Bulgaria Economist Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngawang Dorje M 1985 China H-A Worker Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Phuntsok (Phinzo, Pingcuo) M - China H-A Worker Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.