Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Alessandro Rossi. Summit reached on 24th September 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6615
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY09325
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Alessandro Rossi
Sponsor	An Italian 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	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2009-09-10
Summit Date	2009-09-24
Summit Time	0624
Summit Days	14
Total Days	20
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	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(10/09,4900m),ABC(15/09,5700m),C1(18/09,6400m),C2(23/09,7000m),Smt(24/09)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/midcamp on 14 Sept at 5300m. Rossi and Dawa left C3 at 10 pm NST of 23 Sept. They reached summit at 6:24 am on 24 Sept, stayed on summit for about 30 minutes. Weather was good, blue sky, bit windy. Had good view of Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse. Both descended to C2 at 10 am, had rest for 2 hours, then descended to ABC where they reached at 6 pm. Before Rossi and Dawa there were 5-6 climbers on the summit, Chinese or Japanese with other 4-5 climbers. While descending Rossi saw about 10 climbers coming up. Rossi returned to Kathmandu on 1 Oct and will leave on 4 Oct. Sherpa: Dawa Chhiri/Da Chhiri, 19/2/78 (8/11/2034), Phurte, Khumbu, Makalu X1, Everest X2, Lhotse X2, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Arun Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460663
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	49689
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09325
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Alessandro
Last Name	Rossi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Mezzocorona, Trento, Italy
Occupation	Computer programmer
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	2009-09-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0624
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 7500m to smt to C2
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	2434980
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alessandro rossi
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	49690
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09325
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Chhiri (Da Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phurte, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2009-09-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0624
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441395
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa chhiri (da chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alessandro Rossi	M	1960	Italy	Leader	Mezzocorona, Trento, Italy	Computer programmer	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Chhiri (Da Chhiri) Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phurte, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.