Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A Romania expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Teodora Vid. Summit reached on 19th May 2009. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6347
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY09110
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Romania
Leaders Teodora Vid
Sponsor Romanian Cho Oyu Expedition 2009 (Monterosa permit)
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 Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2009-04-26
Summit Date 2009-05-19
Summit Time 0830
Summit Days 23
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2009-05-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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(26/04,5000m),ABC(29/04,5700m),C1(04/05,6400m),C2(16/05,7150m),C3(17/05,7600m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes Leustean, Vid and Mingma Pemba left C3 at 2 am NST on 19 May. Leustean turned around from below the Yellow Band (about 7800m) due to exhaustion, Vid and Mingma Pemba reached summit at 8:30 am. They stayed on summit for 30 minutes. When they arrived on the plateau, they were confused and wondered which side to go. Finally after about an hour they found the summit where they found prayer flags. Had nice view of Everest and nice pictures. Vid and Mingma descended to C3 between 12-1 pm, slept there for 2 hours then continued to C2 where they slept the night. Next day to ABC. Summit day weather was perfect, little windy, no clouds and not cold. The team returned to Kathmandu on 24 May and will leave for India on 9 June. Sherpa: Mingma Temba Sherpa, 19/1/80 (05/10/2036), Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha, Everest from North in 2006 and 2007, from south side in 2008
Accidents -
Achievement 1st Romanian woman to summit
Agency Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460490
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mircea Leustean M 1976 Romania Climber Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania Retired teacher Details Other expeditions
Teodora (Thea) Vid F 1982 Romania Leader Lugoj, Romania Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mingma Temba Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.