Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Benjamin Woodbeck. Summit reached on 23rd September 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6533
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY09311
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Benjamin Woodbeck
Sponsor	Woodbeck-Finkel Cho Oyu
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	Kodari->Nyalam
Basecamp Date	2009-09-10
Summit Date	2009-09-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	13
Total Days	20
Termination Date	2009-09-30
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7100m due to Woodbeck not feeling well
High Point (m)	7100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
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(10/09,5000m),ABC(15/09,5500m),C1(21/09,6400m),C2(23/09,7100m),xxx(23/09)
Route Notes	On 23 Sept team ascended from C1 to C2. They left at 10 am and Finkel arrived at C2 at 1 pm; she only took 3 hours. Woodbeck arrived at 2 pm. They spent one night there and descended to ABC on 24 Sept. The stayed at ABC for 2 days and on 26 Sept they started their summit attempt. 27 Sept C1 and 28 Sept to C2. On their summit push they left C1 at 10 am and arrived at C2 at 3 pm. Woodbeck had not been feeling well all day. He felt nauseous and descended the next day. They left C2 at about 9 am, collected their gear from C1 and descended to ABC, where they arrived at 3 pm.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Arun Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460617
Year	2009
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	48983
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09311
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Diana Janet
Last Name	Finkel
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	South Fork, Colorado
Occupation	Teacher
Leader	False
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)	7100
Summit Date 1	2009-09-23
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	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2439141
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	diana janet finkel
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48984
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09311
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Benjamin C. (Ben)
Last Name	Woodbeck
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	South Fork, Colorado
Occupation	Teacher
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)	7100
Summit Date 1	2009-09-23
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2438549
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benjamin c. (ben) woodbeck
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Diana Janet Finkel	F	1971	USA	Climber	South Fork, Colorado	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Benjamin C. (Ben) Woodbeck	M	1970	USA	Leader	South Fork, Colorado	Teacher	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.