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.