Cho Oyu | 2008 NW side

A Taiwan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2008 via NW side, led by Lien Chih-Chan. Summit reached on 5th October 2008. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6230
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY08306
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Taiwan
Leaders	Lien Chih-Chan
Sponsor	-
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	Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2008-09-15
Summit Date	2008-10-05
Summit Time	1530
Summit Days	20
Total Days	23
Termination Date	2008-10-08
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	1
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(15/09,5000m),ABC(17/9,5450m),C1(26/9,6500m),C2(01/10,7000m),C3(02/10,7200m),C4(04/10,7500m),Smt(05/10)
Route Notes	Wu left C4 at 2:30 am on 5 Oct. The weather was clear and snow conditions were good. He reached the summit at 3:30 pm. He then descended to C2 where he arrived at about 6 pm. Huang reached 7500m on 4 Oct; he did not carry on due to exhaustion and bad weather. Lien reached 7000m on 3 Oct; he did not carry on as he found it too hard without oxygen. Chiang reached C1 at 6500m on 27 Sept. She stayed one night and did not carry on due to exhaustion and found alpine style too difficult.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	South Asian Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460263
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	46619
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08306
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Hsiu-Chen (Ann)
Last Name	Chiang
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Climber
Residence	Nantoe County, Taiwan
Occupation	National park ranger
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)	6500
Summit Date 1	2008-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2438858
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hsiu-chen (ann) chiang
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46620
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08306
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Jyh-How
Last Name	Huang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan
Occupation	Computer information engineer
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)	7500
Summit Date 1	2008-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2440189
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jyh-how huang
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	46621
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08306
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Chih-Chan
Last Name	Lien
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Leader
Residence	Sansin, Yilan, Taiwan
Occupation	Marketing director
Leader	True
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)	7000
Summit Date 1	2008-10-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2439729
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chih-chan lien
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	46622
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY08306
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2008
Season	3
First Name	Yu-Lung
Last Name	Wu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Climber
Residence	Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation	Construction company 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	2008-10-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435827
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yu-lung wu
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hsiu-Chen (Ann) Chiang	F	1971	Taiwan	Climber	Nantoe County, Taiwan	National park ranger	Details Other expeditions
Jyh-How Huang	M	1974	Taiwan	Climber	Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan	Computer information engineer	Details Other expeditions
Chih-Chan Lien	M	1973	Taiwan	Leader	Sansin, Yilan, Taiwan	Marketing director	Details Other expeditions
Yu-Lung Wu	M	1962	Taiwan	Climber	Taipei, Taiwan	Construction company owner	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.