Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A S Africa expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Waldo Roux. Summit reached on 3rd May 2009. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6352
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY09115
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Africa
Leaders	Waldo Roux
Sponsor	South African Expedition 2009 (Monterosa permit)
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	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2009-04-19
Summit Date	2009-05-03
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	14
Total Days	31
Termination Date	2009-05-20
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7200m due to bad weather
High Point (m)	7200
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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(19/04,4900m),ABC(23/04,5700m),C1(27/04,6400m),C2(03/05,7200m),xxx(03/05,7200m)
Route Notes	Roux last attempt to go to higher camp was on 17 May on that day. He went up to C2 but due to bad weather he had to descend to C1 and he gave up further attempt, according to Gorgan Wildberger, the French climber who was climbing together with him. Roux returned to Kathmandu on 29 May and left same day.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460474
Year	2009
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	47697
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09115
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Waldo
Last Name	Roux
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	S Africa
Status	Leader
Residence	Pretoria, S Africa
Occupation	Ice cream salesman
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)	7200
Summit Date 1	2009-05-03
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2443616
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	waldo roux
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Waldo Roux	M	1984	S Africa	Leader	Pretoria, S Africa	Ice cream salesman	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.