Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Zachary Poulton. Summit reached on 24th September 2009. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6525
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY09307
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Zachary Poulton
Sponsor Adventure Peaks Cho Oyu Expedition 2009
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 Kodari->Nyalam
Basecamp Date 2009-08-29
Summit Date 2009-09-24
Summit Time 0730
Summit Days 26
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2009-09-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 5
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(29/08,5000m),ABC(02/09,5700m),C1(09/09,6400m),C2(14/09,7100m),C3(23/09,7500m),Smt(24/09)
Route Notes Beesley from C2 to summit to C3. Rest of team and Sherpas C3 to summit to C3. On summit day team left C3 at 00:45 am (NST). Weather was clear and calm. The trail had already been broken by Roberto Rojo's team, however snow was still deep. Straightforward climb with no complications. A lot of people went up that day, but there was no real bottle neck. They saw Everest from the summit, very good views. Team spent about 40 minutes on the summit and descended to C2, where they arrived at about 5 pm. The following day, 25 Sept, they returned to ABC. Sherpas: Lhakpa Sherpa, Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha DOB: 27/04/1965 Cho Oyu X2, Makalu Phurba Wangchu Sherpa, Waku-9, Solu DOB: 5/12/1975 Everest 23/5/2008 & Lhotse 20/5/2009 Oxygen used by all members and Sherpas from C3 to top to C3, Beesley from C2 to top to C3.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Makalu Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460618
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Wallace Ascham M 1966 UK Climber Cirencespor, Gloucester, England Phone company director Details Other expeditions
Jeremy Beesley M 1961 UK Climber Beverley, E Yorkshire, England Optician Details Other expeditions
John Hall M 1972 UK Climber Park Infinia, Singapore Project manager building factories Details Other expeditions
Zachary Nathan (Zac) Poulton M 1975 UK/Australia Leader Ambleside, Cumbria, England Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Andrew Gallantry Robertson M 1971 UK Climber London, England Accountant Details Other expeditions
Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.