Cho Oyu | 2007 NW side

A Lithuania expedition to Cho Oyu in 2007 via NW side, led by Vytautas Gaucys. Summit reached on 13th September 2007. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5757
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY07306
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Lithuania
Leaders Vytautas Gaucys
Sponsor Seven Continents 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 Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2007-09-05
Summit Date 2007-09-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 24
Termination Date 2007-09-29
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7200m due to bad weather (lots of snow)
High Point (m) 7200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
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(05/09,5000m),ABC(07/09,5700m),C1(10/09,6400m),C2(13/09,7200m),xxx(7200m)
Route Notes After 13 Sept weather was very bad for two weeks. Between 50-60% of C2 was destroyed by snowfall and wind. Early morning of 23 Sept was good weather and Gaucys left ABC for C1 where he stayed for two nights. Weather was agdain bad. There was not any possibility to go beyond C1 alone. On 25 Sept Gaucys returned to ABC. He left ABC on 29 Sept and arrived Kathmandu on 1 Oct. Gaucys will leave Kathmandu on 3 Oct. Gaucys said when he left ABC, no Sherpas could go to C2 due to chest deep snow. Two other members Jonaitis and Uzdauinys left ABC on 26 Sept and arrived Kathmandu on 27 Sept. They will leave Kathmandu on 9 Oct.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459874
Year 2007
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Vytautas Gaucys M 1952 Lithuania Leader Vilnius, Lithuania Telecommunications manager Details Other expeditions
Arvydas Jonaitis M 1947 Lithuania Climber Vilnius, Lithuania Gas industry manager Details Other expeditions
Gintaras Uzdavinys M 1963 Lithuania Climber Vilnius, Lithuania Exhibition manager Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.