Cho Oyu | 2007 NW side
A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2007 via NW side, led by Neal Short. Summit reached on 4th October 2007. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5787 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY07337 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2007 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Neal Short |
| Sponsor | Jagged Globe Cho Oyu Expedition 2007 |
| 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 | Ireland, S Africa |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2007-09-11 |
| Summit Date | 2007-10-04 |
| Summit Time | 0837 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 27 |
| Termination Date | 2007-10-08 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 100 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(11/09,4900m),ABC(15/09,5650m),C1(21/09,6400m),C2(02/10,7150m),C3(03/10,7500m),Smt(04/10) |
| Route Notes | Jagged Globe Cho Oyu Expedition 2007 - 10 Oct 2007 Summit party of six members and four Sherpas left C3 for top at 2:45 am NST on 4 Oct. They were Balfour, Campbell, Murphy, Pickett, Short and Spalding, plus Mingma Dupka, Pasang Tenzing, Dawa Tenzin and Phurba Namgyal. They arrived at the summit between 8:37 and 10:15 am and descended to C2 at 2:00 to 3:00 pm after pausing for an hour in C3 on the way. On the 5th they were back in ABC. The weather was very clear; they had fine views of Everest and Lhotse and found a lot of prayer flags at the summit. Janet and Keith Rodber reached 6650m on 28 Sept and then turned back because Keith was having respiratory problems. His wife Janet went down with him. This was the only serious medical problem amongst members and Sherpas (they stayed at ABC till the others were ready to leave for Kathmandu). Oxygen was used by all summit party members. Pickett used it from C2 to top to C2. The others from C3 to top to C3. The Sherpas did not use any. Sherpa summiters: Dawa Tenzin (Dawa Tenji), 31/10/75, Beding, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1 Mingma Dukpa, Beding Pasang Tenzing, 1/10/84, Beding, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X3 Phurba Namgyal, 7/2/86, Beding, Cho Oyu 24/5/06 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Summit Nepal Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459895 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Balfour | M | 1983 | UK | Climber | London, England | Formerly stockbroker (currently taking a year off to go climbing) | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Andrew Campbell | M | 1970 | S Africa | Climber | Milnerton, Western Cape, S Africa | Safety consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Anselm Benedict Murphy | M | 1983 | Ireland | Climber | London, England | Works at odd jobs | Details Other expeditions |
| Janet A. Pickett | F | 1961 | UK | Climber | Cambridge, England | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Janet Rodber | F | 1958 | UK | Climber | Barbon, Cumbria, England | Retired law firm staff member | Details Other expeditions |
| Keith Rodber | M | 1945 | UK | Climber | Barbon, Cumbria, England | Retired business executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Neal James Short | M | 1970 | UK | Leader | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | Alpine leader, teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Ian David Spalding | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Reading, Berkshire, England | Information technology consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Dukpa Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Tenzin (Dawa Tenji) Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Namgyal Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY07337 | - | - | http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=627 | - | - | - |
| CHOY07337 | - | - | http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=25 | - | - | - |