Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Will Cross. Summit reached on 20th May 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6348
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY09111
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Will Cross
Sponsor	-
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	Tingri
Basecamp Date	2009-05-16
Summit Date	2009-05-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	4
Total Days	13
Termination Date	2009-05-29
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6800m due to too much wind, ran out of time
High Point (m)	6800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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	Attempted Everest
Campsites	BC(16/05,5000m),ABC(17/05,5600m),C1(19/05,6100m),xxx(20/05,6800m)
Route Notes	Team left C1 at 9 am. It was very windy. When they reached the bottom of icefall they descended to turn back [at 13:00] but left oxygen there. They returned to ABC where they were snowed in for two days. On 23 May they ascended again to retrieve oxygen. They did not do another summit push due to bad weather and the fact that they had ordered the yaks already. Sherpa: Nawang Tenzing, aka "Nawangle", Phortse, 1/1/60, Everest X3, Lhotse X2
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460491
Year	2009
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	47669
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09111
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	William Hayden Gregory (Will)
Last Name	Cross
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Alpinist & motivational speaker
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	2009-05-20
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437439
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william hayden gregory (will) cross
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	47670
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09111
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Nawang Tenzing (Nawangle)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	2009-05-20
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434828
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nawang tenzing (nawangle) sherpa
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
William Hayden Gregory (Will) Cross	M	1967	USA	Leader	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Alpinist & motivational speaker	Details Other expeditions
Nawang Tenzing (Nawangle) Sherpa	M	1960	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.