Cho Oyu | 2007 NW side

A Belgium expedition to Cho Oyu in 2007 via NW side, led by Tom van den Berghe. Summit reached on 2nd October 2007. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5786
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY07336
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2007
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Belgium
Leaders	Tom van den Berghe
Sponsor	Independent Belgium on Cho Oyu
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	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2007-09-07
Summit Date	2007-10-02
Summit Time	0500
Summit Days	25
Total Days	28
Termination Date	2007-10-05
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(07/09,4900m),ABC(09/09,5700m),C1(17/09,6400m),C2(01/10,7100m),Smt(02/10)
Route Notes	Team left C2 at 9:30 pm on 1 Oct. They reached C3 at about 12:30 am, but did not stop there. When they got to summit they had good views of Everest. They stayed 1 hour and descended to C2, arrived at 8 am. Had a 2-hour rest, dismantled C2, then dismantled C1, then to ABC. They arrived there at about 1 pm. Weather was good and not too windy in the mornings. Sherpa: Mingma (Dorje) Sherpa 1/10/77, Thamo, Everest X3 (including spring 2007 with Marjolein De Bruyker) and Cho Oyu X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459893
Year	2007
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	43395
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY07336
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2007
Season	3
First Name	Tom Eddy Germana
Last Name	Van den Berghe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Leader
Residence	Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2007-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438977
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tom eddy germana van den berghe
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	43396
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY07336
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2007
Season	3
First Name	Mingma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamo, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2007-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441295
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tom Eddy Germana Van den Berghe	M	1971	Belgium	Leader	Sint-Niklaas, Belgium	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamo, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.