Cho Oyu | 2007 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2007 via NW side, led by Mike Hamill. Summit reached on 22nd September 2007. 24 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5798
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY07349
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Mike Hamill
Sponsor International Mountain Guides (IMG) Cho Oyu 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 Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2007-08-31
Summit Date 2007-09-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 34
Termination Date 2007-10-04
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8000m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 8000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 700
Total Members 20
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 26
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(31/08),ABC(04/09,5700m),C1(10/09,6550m),C2(14/09,7100m),Mbrs.xxx(15,28/09,7100m),Sherpas.xxx(22/09,8000m)
Route Notes IMG Cho Oyu Expedition 2007 led by Mike Hamill - 5 Oct 2007 On 15 Sept eight members and four Sherpas went on an acclimatization climb from C1 to C2 (7100m) and back to C1. This was member's highest point. The members were Catt, Fuertes, Hansen, Jones, Lopez, Maller, Morrow and Smith. Sherpas were Danuru, Karma Rita, Nima Karma and Phu Nuru. They descended to ABC on the 16th to rest. A party of Sherpas fixed rope to 8000m on the 22nd (from C2 through the yellow band) and having finished that job went down to ABC. This was expedition's highest point. On the 28th, the same eight members and four Sherpas went back up to C2 while other members were in C1. But the weather was very bad and all went down to ABC on 29th and climb was finished. Hull left on about 20 September (not strong enough). Oxygen: Catt and Jones used oxygen sleeping in C2 the night of 28 Sept for their planned push for the summit. No other members, Sherpas or Tibetans used any. Sherpas: Danuru, aka Dawa Nuru, 26/10/80, Phortse, Everest X9, Cho Oyu X7, Manaslu X1 Went to 7100m with members on the 15th Finjo Dorji, 3/9/86, Pangboche, Everest X1 (21/5/07) Went to 8000m in rope fixing party on the 22nd Karma Rita, 21/1/76, Phortse, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X2, May 2004 Went to 7100m with members and to 8000m in rope-fixing party Mingma Tenzing, 1/6/86, Phortse, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X2 Went to 8000m with rope-fixing party Nima Karma, 30/6/83, Phortse, Everest 18/5/06 & 21/5/07 Went to 7100m with member and to 8000m in rope-fixing party Phu Nuru, aka Phu Nuru, 16/5/80, Phortse, Cho Oyu X7, Everest X2 Went to 7100m with members
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459883
Year 2007
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

24 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Wesley Bunch M 1954 USA Climber Jackson, Wyoming Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Trent Carey M 1961 USA Climber Nine Mile Falls, Washington Electrical contractor Details Other expeditions
Larry Catt M 1956 USA Climber El Cajon, California Veterinarian Details Other expeditions
Miguel Fuertes M 1978 Mexico Climber Naucalpan, Estado de Mexico, Mexico Engineer Details Other expeditions
Michael Aaron Hamill M 1977 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Gregory Hansen M 1958 USA Climber Los Angeles, California Software developer Details Other expeditions
Keri Lynn Heagle F 1960 USA Climber Bellingham, Washington Student Details Other expeditions
Tanya Hrabal F 1958 USA Climber Pueblo West, Colorado Physician Details Other expeditions
Andrew Hull M 1960 USA Climber Newport, Rhode Island Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Jill Jones F 1955 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Private investor Details Other expeditions
Fikret (Fiko) Karacic M 1954 Australia Climber Vancouver, British Columbia Freelance photographer Details Other expeditions
Naim Logic M 1952 Bosnia-Herzegovina/USA Climber Tempe, Arizona Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Mauricio Gerardo Lopez Anaya M 1978 Mexico Climber Santa Clarita, California Consultant Details Other expeditions
Marcus Maller M 1978 Australia Climber Waverton, NSW, Australia Physician Details Other expeditions
James William (Jim) Morrow M 1950 New Zealand Climber Auckland, New Zealand Builder Details Other expeditions
Sylvia Hella Moser F 1955 Canada Climber Victoria, British Columbia Apartment owner/manager Details Other expeditions
Kristine O'Brien F 1956 USA Climber Jackson, Wyoming Tour operator, economist Details Other expeditions
Clive Smith M 1965 UK Climber Whitworth, Lancashire, England Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Eric Stevenson M 1979 USA Deputy Leader Enumclaw, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Rita Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phu Nuru (Phunuru) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Karma Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Zijah Kurtovic M 1956 Bosnia-Herzegovina Climber Chicago, Illinois - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
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