Cho Oyu | 2007 NW side

A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 2007 via NW side, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 19th September 2007. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5755
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY07304
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Russell Brice
Sponsor Himalayan Experience (Himex) Cho Oyu Expedition 2007
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 Australia, Czech Republic, France, Spain, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2007-09-04
Summit Date 2007-09-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 15
Total Days 39
Termination Date 2007-10-13
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7527m due to bad weather (strong winds)
High Point (m) 7527
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 100
Total Members 13
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 10
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(04/09,4900m),ABC(08/09,5660m),C1(17/09,6389m),C2(18/09,7149m),xxx(19/09,7527m)
Route Notes Himex Cho Oyu led by Russell Brice - Autumn 2007 Intended summit party on 24 Sept occupied C2 for push to top via C3 on 25th and summit on 26th Sept. Members were: Ballinger, Dovell, Henziksen, Hill, Holiday, Hutson, Putnam, Smith and Windle. With them were six Sherpas and four Tibetans. But the wind was too strong for them to go higher on the 25th and instead they descended. This was the highest point reached by any members. Six Sherpas had pitched C3 at 7527m on 19 September but they did not sleep there -- the camp was never occupied. This was the Sherpas highest point. The weather continued to be very bad with snowfall and strong winds. The members decided on the 27th that they had had enough bad weather with no immediate let up expected and abandoned the climb. Two members had already left; Louboutin on the 19th for family reasons, and Pucik on the 23rd because he was not strong enough to go higher than 6500m. Sherpas: Phurba Tashi, 24/5/71, Khumjung, Cho Oyu X5, Everest X10 Danuru, 10/4/73, Namche Bazar, Cho Oyu X4 Lhakpa Nuru, 18/6/80, Phortse, Everest X2, Manaslu X1 Kami Tshering, 30/8/86, Khumjung, no 8000ers Ang Nuru, 29/6/89, Khumjung, no 8000ers Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri), 22/4/72, Phortse, Everest X2 Tibetans Wangbe (Wang Dui), 1/3/06, Cho Oyu 1/10/06 Dorje (Dor Jee), Everest 15/5/06 Pu Tsering (new man, no biodata available) Tenzing (Tenzen, Den Zeng), 28/3/83, Shigatse, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X4
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459880
Year 2007
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

19 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Adrian John Ballinger M 1976 UK Deputy Leader Aspen, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Leader Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Christopher Richard Dovell M 1967 UK Climber London, England Property developer Details Other expeditions
Gay Lynn Henriksen F 1958 USA Climber Annapolis, Maryland Interior designer Details Other expeditions
Michael Geoffrey Hill M 1967 Australia Climber Rhodeds, NSW, Australia Sky diving instructor Details Other expeditions
James Edward Holliday M 1955 USA Climber Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Structural engineer Details Other expeditions
Shaun Peter Hutson M 1965 UK Deputy Leader Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Stephane Rene Louboutin M 1959 France Climber Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France University professor Details Other expeditions
Monica Piris Chavarri F 1974 Spain Exp Doctor Oxford, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Pucik M 1947 Czech Republic Climber Pully, Switzerland University professor Details Other expeditions
David Endicott Putnam M 1943 USA Climber Chevy Chase, Maryland Financial executive Details Other expeditions
Janice Catherine Smith F 1944 Australia Climber South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Psychologist Details Other expeditions
Todd Cavell Windle M 1973 New Zealand Deputy Leader Wanaka, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Danuru (Dawa) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Namche Bazar, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Tshering Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Nuru Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.