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.