Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Simone La Terra. Summit reached on 23rd September 2009. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6605
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY09315
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Simone La Terra
Sponsor	La Terra on Cho Oyu
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	2009-09-06
Summit Date	2009-09-23
Summit Time	1230
Summit Days	17
Total Days	24
Termination Date	2009-09-30
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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(06/09,5000m),ABC(10/09,5600m),C1(12/09,6400m),C2(15/09,7100m),Smt(23/09)
Route Notes	On 23 Sept La Terra left C2 at midnight. He took 2 hours to C3, where he stopped in a Jagged Globe tent to warm up his toes. He left C3 for the summit at 5 am. His climb was straightforward, however the snow was quite deep. He reached the summit at 12:30 pm. It was cloudy on the summit, no views. He was on the summit with Fernando Fernandez's team. He spent about half an hour on the summit and descended to C2, where he arrived at 5 pm. The following day he went to ABC.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Prestige Adventure
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460662
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	49626
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09315
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Simone
Last Name	La Terra
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Castiglione delle Stiviere, Mantova, Italy
Occupation	Professional alpinist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2009-09-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442565
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	simone la terra
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Simone La Terra	M	1981	Italy	Leader	Castiglione delle Stiviere, Mantova, Italy	Professional alpinist	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.