Cho Oyu | 2007 NW side
A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2007 via NW side, led by Stuart Peacock. Summit reached on 28th September 2007. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5785 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY07335 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2007 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Stuart Peacock |
| Sponsor | Adventure Peaks 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 | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2007-09-02 |
| Summit Date | 2007-09-28 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 26 |
| Total Days | 30 |
| Termination Date | 2007-10-02 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7400m due to strong winds |
| High Point (m) | 7400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| 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(02/09,4900m),ABC(07/09,5700m),C1(11/09,6400m),C2(16/09,7100m),xxx(28/09,7400m) |
| Route Notes | Team left C2 at 9:30 am (NST) on 28 Sept. Weather was very bad and very windy (about 70 mph) at about 3:30 pm. They turned back to C2, where they arrived at 4:30 pm. Team stayed there apart from Shelton-Smith who descended to ABC. Rest of team cleared C2 and C1 on 29 Sept and descended to ABC. On 1 Oct both Sherpas ascended to C3 to retrieve 12 oxygen bottles they had deposited. On 21 Sept it took them 12 hours round-trip. Sherpas: Nuru Wangchu, 18/8/77, Pangboche, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X2 Sonam Dorje, 18/1/86, Pangboche, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459889 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Ball | M | 1960 | UK | Climber | Bangor, Wales | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Stuart Christopher Peacock | M | 1972 | UK | Leader | Kendal, Cumbria, England | Expedition leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Ian Pratt | M | 1971 | UK | Climber | Kenilworth, Warwick, England | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Timothy William (Tim) Ralph | M | 1954 | UK | Climber | Harrogate, N Yorkshire, England | Retired fire officer | Details Other expeditions |
| John Raymond Shelton-Smith | M | 1953 | UK | Climber | Twycross, Warwick, England | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicholas (Nick) Talbot | M | 1976 | UK | Climber | London, England | Management consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Dorje Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nuru Wangchu Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY07335 | - | - | http://www.adventurepeaks.com/news/ChoOyuExpeditionNews2007.html | - | - | - |