Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A Canada expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Maxime Jean. Summit reached on 1st May 2009. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6346
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY09109
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Canada
Leaders Maxime Jean
Sponsor Quebec Cho Oyu 2009
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 -
Basecamp Date 2009-04-15
Summit Date 2009-05-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 16
Total Days 20
Termination Date 2009-05-05
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7100m due to bad weather, Sherpa's frostbite & Daleaus's exhaustion
High Point (m) 7100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 300
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(15/04,5000m),ABC(22/04,5600m),C1(25/04,6200m),C2(01/05,7100m),xxx(01/05,7100m)
Route Notes After the first night at C2, Maxim Jean stayed there with Rinji Sherpa and Pascal decided to go down up to C1. With Rinji the plan was to go that night from C2 to summit (2 of May) without oxygen. We were in high altitude for more than 1 month (trek to Everest base camp before). But the storm began during the afternoon and continued during the night. In the morning the storm was worst and we decided to escape while it was still possible. We had no visibility, strong wind and minus 40 degrees C. We arrived at C1 with Rinji's fingers frozen; 3 were badly injured. So I warmed his fingers in water and we stayed in base camp. With Rinji's fingers injured & Pascal not wanting to go up again, I was alone and we went back to Kathmandu. Rinji's fingers are recovering slowly but they are recovering. Fixed rope: 300m between C1 & C2.
Accidents Sherpa frostbitten fingers
Achievement -
Agency High Altitude Dreams
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460472
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Pascal Daleau M 1961 Canada Climber St. Romuald, Quebec University professor specializing in high-altitude medicine Details Other expeditions
Maxime Jean M 1968 Canada Leader St. Romuald, Quebec Motivational speaker Details Other expeditions
Ang Gyalzen (Ang Geljen, Rinji) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY09109 - - http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/voyages/200905/04/01-853257-mission-himalaya-une-descente-qui-frole-le-drame.php - - -