Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side
A Romania expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Ovidiu Popescu. Summit reached on 14th September 2009. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6519 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY09301 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2009 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Romania |
| Leaders | Ovidiu Popescu |
| Sponsor | Clubul Montan Altitudine Cho Oyu Expedition |
| 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 | 2009-09-03 |
| Summit Date | 2009-09-14 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 3 |
| Termination Date | 2009-09-06 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6700m due to Crina's headache |
| High Point (m) | 6700 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| 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(03/09,4200m),ABC(06/09,5500m),C1(12/09,6400m),xxx(14,16/09,6700m) |
| Route Notes | During acclimatization Popescu father and daughter spent two nights in C1 and on 14 Sept they went up to 6700m. Crina got headache and turned around to ABC. On 16 Sept both father and daughter went up to 6700m. Again Crina got headache turned around to middle camp. Two Sherpas set up C1 and did not go beyond that point. The team returned to Kathmandu on 18 Sept and will leave on 19 Sept. Vrabie returned to Kathmandu on 7 Sept and left on 8 Sept. Sherpas: Mingma Temba, 19/1/80, Yaphu-9 Dawa Sherpa, 28/4/75, Makalu-5 |
| Accidents | Vrabie suffered from pneumonia; Crina from headache |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Monterosa Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460608 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crina Imola Popescu | F | 1995 | Romania | Climber | Rosnov, Romania | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Ovidiu Popescu | M | 1963 | Romania | Leader | Corbeanca, Romania | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Calin Viorel Vrabie | M | 1967 | Romania | Climber | Prahova, Romania | Film director | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Temba Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Nurbu Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.