Cho Oyu | 2008 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2008 via NW side, led by Olivia Cussen. Summit reached on 3rd October 2008. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6118
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Olivia Cussen
Sponsor	International Mountain Guides (IMG) Cho Oyu Expedition 2008
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	New Zealand
Approach	Kodari->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2008-09-05
Summit Date	2008-10-03
Summit Time	0700
Summit Days	28
Total Days	30
Termination Date	2008-10-05
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	800
Total Members	11
Summit Members	9
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	5
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(06/09,4900m),ABC(09/09,5500m),C1(15/09,6400m),C2(24/09,7010m),C3(02/10,7400m),Smt(03/10)
Route Notes	Kurdt and Reckord left C3 at 10:50 pm. On 2 Oct after a member of the nearby field touring group had called them from his tent and asked them whether they could take oxygen to above yellow band, where Stuart Remensnyder (leader) had a client, Guy Laville, who was in trouble. Kurdt and Reckord took an oxygen bottle up to the pair and helped Stuart to warm up Laville and give him oxygen. At that point Stuart, who had summited on his own, had turned around his client and they were on his way down. In the meantime, rest of summit team had left C3 at 00:50 am. Weather was cold but calm. They caught up with Kurdt and Reckord at 5:30 am at 7600m, summited together at 7 am. Clear views of Everest and Pumori. They spent 40 minutes on summit and descended together. On way down they met Miha Valic, who was on his way up and looked strong. Summit team arrived at C2 at 12:50 pm. On 4 Oct descent to ABC. Rimai reached 6550m at just below ice cliff on 16 Sept; she turned back and descended to ABC the same day as she was not feeling well; she left BC on 23 Sept. Rice reached interim camp on 7 Sept; he left expedition on 9 Sept due to lack of fitness. Sherpas: Mingma Tenzing, Phortse, 1/6/86, Cho Oyu 3X, Everest X3 Dawa Nuru (Danuru), Phortse, 26/10/78, Everest X9, Manaslu X1, Cho Oyu X7 Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Dawa Norbu), Phortse, 19/5/59, Makalu X1, Ever 5X, Cho Oyu X3 Ang Karma Sherpa, Phortse, 25/7/84, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1 Tibetan: Penjo/Phinzo, Tingri, Cho Oyu summit 4/5/07 with Bulgarians led by Konchev
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Beyul Adventure
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460261
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	45929
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Olivia
Last Name	Cussen
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Leavenworth, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	Wife of John Race
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440716
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	olivia cussen
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	45930
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	John Stephen
Last Name	Dahlem
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	65
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Hungtington Beach, California
Occupation	Retired principal
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	Father of Ryan Dahlem
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428821
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john stephen dahlem
Year of Birth	1943
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	65
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45931
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Ryan Steven
Last Name	Dahlem
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Aliso Viejo, California
Occupation	Educator
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	Son of John Dahlem
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438544
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryan steven dahlem
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45932
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Vladimir Y.
Last Name	Grechka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Missouri City, Texas
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	2435599
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vladimir y. grechka
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45933
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Ben
Last Name	Kurdt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Ashford, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	2441581
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ben kurdt
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45934
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Robert
Last Name	Meyer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Indianpolis, Indiana
Occupation	Retired manufacturer
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	2431532
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert meyer
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45935
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	John
Last Name	Race
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Leavenworth, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	Husband of Olivia Cussen
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438177
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john race
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45936
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Eben Fleming
Last Name	Reckord
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Eugene, Oregon
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	2443356
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eben fleming reckord
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45937
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	David
Last Name	Rice
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	65
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Redondo Beach, California
Occupation	Mortician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2428730
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david rice
Year of Birth	1943
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	65
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	45938
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Monica
Last Name	Rimai
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Cincinnati, Ohio
Occupation	University administrator
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6550
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2435598
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	monica rimai
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45939
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	11
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Hamish
Last Name	Walton
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Gisborne, New Zealand
Occupation	Grocery store owner
Leader	False
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	2438004
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hamish walton
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	45940
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	16
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Mingma Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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	4th ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444431
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45941
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	14
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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	4th ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434583
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da nuru (dawa nuru/norbu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45942
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	15
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Nuru (Danuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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	8th ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Panuru Sherpa (Phortse)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441664
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa nuru (danuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45943
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	13
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Ang Karma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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	2440114
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang karma sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	45944
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Member ID	12
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Phuntsok (Phinzo, Pingcuo)
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	China
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0700
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	3rd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-166
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phuntsok (phinzo, pingcuo)
Year of Birth	-
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

16 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Olivia Cussen	F	1976	USA	Leader	Leavenworth, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
John Stephen Dahlem	M	1943	USA	Climber	Hungtington Beach, California	Retired principal	Details Other expeditions
Ryan Steven Dahlem	M	1970	USA	Climber	Aliso Viejo, California	Educator	Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Y. Grechka	M	1962	USA	Climber	Missouri City, Texas	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Ben Kurdt	M	1978	USA	Climber	Ashford, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Robert Meyer	M	1951	USA	Climber	Indianpolis, Indiana	Retired manufacturer	Details Other expeditions
John Race	M	1969	USA	Climber	Leavenworth, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Eben Fleming Reckord	M	1983	USA	Climber	Eugene, Oregon	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
David Rice	M	1943	USA	Climber	Redondo Beach, California	Mortician	Details Other expeditions
Monica Rimai	F	1962	USA	Climber	Cincinnati, Ohio	University administrator	Details Other expeditions
Hamish Walton	M	1968	New Zealand	Climber	Gisborne, New Zealand	Grocery store owner	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzing Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa	M	1959	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Karma Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phuntsok (Phinzo, Pingcuo)	M	-	China	H-A Worker	Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8105
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY08302
Reference ID	01
Year	2008
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.mountainguides.com/cho-oyu08.shtml
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY08302	-	-	http://www.mountainguides.com/cho-oyu08.shtml	-	-	-