Cho Oyu | 2008 NW side
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2008 via NW side, led by Javier Rivas. Summit reached on 4th October 2008. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6120 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY08304 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Javier Rivas |
| Sponsor | Independent 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 | Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-09-15 |
| Summit Date | 2008-10-04 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 19 |
| Total Days | 25 |
| Termination Date | 2008-10-10 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| 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 | 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(15/09,4700m),ABC(17/09,5740m),C1(22/09,6200m),C2(24/09,7100m),C3(31/10,7500m),Smt(04/10) |
| Route Notes | Team left C3 at 3:15 am. It was very cold but clear. Trail was broken and hard. Chinese had fixed rope, which was very good. Good views of Everest. They spents 3/4 hours on summit. Descended to C2, arrived at 4 pm. Javier Rivas felt very sick the next morning. He thinks it was an onslaught of cerebral edema. He took some Dexamethasone and some of the medical oxygen and felt better. They left C2 at 10 am and arrived at ABC at 3:30 pm. Rivas shared BC with expedition of Oscar Marquez. |
| Accidents | Rivas altitude sickness |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460262 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Rivas Gavela | M | 1971 | Spain | Leader | Madrid, Spain | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Karsang (Gesang, Kelsang) | M | 1984 | China | H-A Worker | Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.