Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Thorsten Schueller. Summit reached on 26th September 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6613
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY09323
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Thorsten Schueller
Sponsor	Schueller Expedition to 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	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2009-09-07
Summit Date	2009-09-26
Summit Time	1130
Summit Days	19
Total Days	23
Termination Date	2009-09-30
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
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(07/09,4800m),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(15/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7040m),C3(25/09,7500m),Smt(26/09)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/midcamp on 10 Sept at 5200m. Lippacher and Schueller left C3 at 4:30 am NST. On 26 Sept they reached summit at 11:30 am, stayed on summit about 45 minutes, had view of Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse. On the summit they saw some prayer flags. While descending they met 2 Sherpas and one client of Amical near the summit. Lippacher descended to C3 at 2 pm and slept there and next day to ABC. Schueller descended to C2 at 3 pm slept there. Next day together to ABC. Both returned to Kathmandu on 1 Oct and will leave on 4 Oct.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Cultural Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460665
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	49685
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09323
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Sebastian Josef Andreas (Wasti)
Last Name	Lippacher
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Pastetten, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Tailor
Leader	False
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	2009-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	2442106
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sebastian josef andreas (wasti) lippacher
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49686
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09323
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Thorsten
Last Name	Schueller
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Grafing, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Pharmaceutical company public relations specialist
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	2009-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	2436567
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thorsten schueller
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sebastian Josef Andreas (Wasti) Lippacher	M	1980	Germany	Climber	Pastetten, Bavaria, Germany	Tailor	Details Other expeditions
Thorsten Schueller	M	1964	Germany	Leader	Grafing, Bavaria, Germany	Pharmaceutical company public relations specialist	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.