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
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.