Cho Oyu | 2008 NW side
A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2008 via NW side, led by Nicola Campani. Summit reached on 1st October 2008. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6232 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY08308 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Leaders | Nicola Campani |
| Sponsor | Italian Cho Oyu Expedition 2008 |
| 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 | - |
| Approach | Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-09-12 |
| Summit Date | 2008-10-01 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 19 |
| Total Days | 21 |
| Termination Date | 2008-10-03 |
| Termination Reason | 9 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7532m due to exhaustion and lack of time |
| High Point (m) | 7532 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| 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(12/09,4854m),ABC(15/09,5593m),C1(19/09,6400m),C2(26/09,7248m),xxx(01/10,7532m) |
| Route Notes | BC at CBC/MC - 5297m on 14 Oct. Nicola Campani and Silvetti arrived at C2 on 28 Sep. Silvetti went up to C3 site to look for place to put C3 on 1 Oct and returned to C2. It was not possible to put up C3 due to shortage of time and descended both to C2. Next day to BC. Lorenzo Campani remained in ABC. Corsini and Sassatelli climbed up to C1 on 19 Sept, spent night there and descended to BC. The team returned to Kathmandu on 5 Oct and will leave on 07 Oct. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Pike Expeditions & Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460259 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Campani | M | 1974 | Italy | Climber | Vezzano sul Crostolo, Reggio Emilia, Italy | Web consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicola Campani | M | 1966 | Italy | Leader | Vezzano sul Crostolo, Reggio Emilia, Italy | Emergency medical services consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniele Corsini | M | 1966 | Italy | Climber | Toano, Reggio Emilia, Italy | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Fausto Sassatelli | M | 1958 | Italy | Climber | Montefiorino, Modena, Italy | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Fabrizio Silvetti | M | 1964 | Italy | Climber | Castelnovo-en-Monti, Reggio Emilia, Italy | High school teacher | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.