Cho Oyu | 2007 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2007 via NW side, led by Guillermo Barbier. Summit reached on 3rd October 2007. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5867
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY07363
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2007
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Guillermo Barbier
Sponsor Spanish Cho Oyu Expedition
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 Peru
Approach Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2007-09-09
Summit Date 2007-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 24
Total Days 28
Termination Date 2007-10-07
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7700m due to very cold and high winds
High Point (m) 7700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(09/09,7700m),ABC(11/09,5760m),C1(15/09,6480m),C2(02/10,7080m),xxx(03/10,7700m)
Route Notes BC at about CBC/IC on 10th at 5300m. On 2 Oct Amozarrain, Barbier, Garrido, Huarte, Perez, Urtasun and Zarzuelo left C2 at midnight (NST). Amozarrain, Barbier and Garrido got frostbite at C3 and they descended to ABC. Huarte and Urtasun turned around from 7500m due to coldness. Perez and Zarzuelo reached about 7700m, their feet started getting cold, so they went down to ABC. The weather was very cold and windy. The team returned Kathmandu on 8 Oct and will leave on different dates. Caballero went to C2 on 20 Sept and returned to ABC. He left ABC for Kathmandu on 29 Sept due to his work in Kathmandu.
Accidents 1st degree frostbite in right toes of Amozarrain, toes of both feet of Barbier and Garrido on 3 Oct at C3
Achievement -
Agency Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459894
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
Victor Manuel (Bittor) Amozarrain Kortabarria M 1965 Spain Climber Arrasate-Mondragon, Guipuzcoa, Spain School teacher Details Other expeditions
Guillermo (Willy) Barbier Aso M 1974 Spain Leader San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain Ambulance driver Details Other expeditions
Fernando Caballero Ponce M 1972 Peru Climber Huesca, Spain Educator Details Other expeditions
Francisco Javier Garrido Gonzalez M 1977 Spain Climber Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain Gardener Details Other expeditions
Javier Huarte Ansoain M 1969 Spain Climber Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Police officer Details Other expeditions
Raquel Perez Garcia F 1977 Spain Climber San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa, Spain Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Alberto Urtasun Uriz M 1978 Spain Climber Roncal, Navarra, Spain Sportsman Details Other expeditions
Eva Maria Zarzuelo Larisgoitia F 1971 Spain Climber Benasque, Huesca, Spain Mountain shop staff Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.