Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Arnold Coster. Summit reached on 27th September 2009. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6621
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Arnold Coster
Sponsor	SummitClimb 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	Australia, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2009-09-07
Summit Date	2009-09-27
Summit Time	0820
Summit Days	20
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)	500
Total Members	13
Summit Members	9
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	4
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(07/09,5000m),ABC(10/09,5750m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(20/09,7100m),C3(26/09,7500m),Smt(27/09)
Route Notes	Two members set out from C3 for the summit on 27 September at 1:30 am (Chinese time) with the team's four Sherpas and one Tibetan, but one member dropped out on the ay up and a Sherpa descended with him. Those who left for the top were Coster, Dixon, Fable, Kiphart, Marsh, Mazur, Patch, [Plantenberg], Schulze, Vickers, Sherpas Jangbu, Da Jangbu, Lhakpa Gelu and Thile Nurbu, plus Asu (Chinese). Schulze got to 7700m at 8:00 am, but was climbing too slowly for any chance to reach the summit; he turned around and went down to C2 with Lhakpa Gelu. All the remaining climbers summited: Kiphart was the first successful member at 8:20 am, and Vickers brought up the rear at 10:20 am. Coster and Mazur descended to C1 that day, while all the others stopped to C3. All were in ABC on the 28th. Oxygen: Dixon, Vickers and all the Sherpas used none. All the others in the summit party used it in and from C3, to their high points, to and in C3. Non-summiting members: Johnston got to C2; lost motivation and left the expedition on 24 September. Schulze reached only 7700m with the summit party, as stated above. Wilde reached C1, lost motivation and left on 22 September. Sherpas: Small (Da) Jangbu Sherpa, 22/2/81, Kharikhola, Solu, Everest X3 Jangbu Sherpa, 24/5/67 (10/2/2024), Patle, Okhaldhunga, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X4, Lhotse X1 Lhakpa Gelu, 13/4/77, Thumduk, Beni-3, Solu, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X4, Lhotse X1 Thile Nurbu, 26/8/74 (13/2/2031), Chaplung, Chaurikharka-3, Solu, Everest X4, Lhotse X1 Chinese Hired: Asu Chang [Rongqin Su], climbing instructor in Chengdu, no 8000ers
Accidents	Christian Sterr stomach trouble
Achievement	-
Agency	Everest Parivar
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460666
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	49704
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Arnold
Last Name	Coster
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Netherlands
Status	Leader
Residence	Capelle a/d Ijssel, Netherlands
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0835
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & from C3, to their high pts, to & in C3
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	2440754
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	arnold coster
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	49705
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Adam Nicholas
Last Name	Dixon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Bolton, Manchester, England
Occupation	Farmer
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
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	2438029
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	adam nicholas dixon
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49706
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Ry
Last Name	Fable
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Panama City, Florida
Occupation	School teacher
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & from C3, to their high pts, to & in C3
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	2439357
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ry fable
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49707
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Alexander
Last Name	Johnston
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Aberdeen, Scotland
Occupation	Student
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2442911
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexander johnston
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49708
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Ridlon
Last Name	Kiphart
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Missoula, Montana
Occupation	Tour company owner
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0820
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & from C3, to their high points, to & in C3
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	2436925
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ridlon kiphart
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49709
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Stephen (Steve)
Last Name	Marsh
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Herford, N Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Occupation	Army Major
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0835
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & from C3, to their high pts, to & in C3
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	2436542
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stephen (steve) marsh
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49710
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Wiktor Jan
Last Name	Mazur
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Calgary, Alberta
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0840
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & from C3, to their high pts, to & in C3
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	2443406
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wiktor jan mazur
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49711
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Scott Robert
Last Name	Patch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Bozeman, Montana
Occupation	Sales manager
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0920
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & from C3, to their high pts, to & in C3
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	2437716
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	scott robert patch
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49712
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Eric
Last Name	Plantenberg
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Bend, Oregon
Occupation	Business training & development specialist
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0925
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	2439119
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eric plantenberg
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49713
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	11
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Robert
Last Name	Schulze
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Vettweiss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Occupation	Attorney
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	2009-09-27
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & from C3, to their high pts, to & in C3
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	4
Summit Term	13
HCN	0
Checksum	2432868
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert schulze
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49714
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	12
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Christian
Last Name	Sterr
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Miesbach, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Bank executive
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2436408
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christian sterr
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49715
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Gavin Roy
Last Name	Vickers
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Thornton, NSW, Australia
Occupation	Fitter/mechanic
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1020
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	2438527
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gavin roy vickers
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	49716
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	13
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	James Dewitt
Last Name	Wilde
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Finance director, 'but unemployed by choice'
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2438704
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james dewitt wilde
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49717
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	15
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0840
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	2442187
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	49718
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	14
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Patle-4, Okhaldhunga
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
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	4th ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437483
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	49719
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	17
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Thile Nurbu (Thile Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chheplung, 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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
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	2440034
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thile nurbu (thile nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	49720
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	18
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Rongqin (Asu)
Last Name	Su
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	China
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Occupation	Alpine instructor in Chengdu
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	2009-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
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	2442257
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rongqin (asu) su
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	50277
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09331
Member ID	16
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7700
Summit Date 1	2009-09-27
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	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2441090
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa gelu (lhakpa gelbu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

18 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Arnold Coster	M	1976	Netherlands	Leader	Capelle a/d Ijssel, Netherlands	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Adam Nicholas Dixon	M	1968	UK	Climber	Bolton, Manchester, England	Farmer	Details Other expeditions
Ry Fable	M	1972	USA	Climber	Panama City, Florida	School teacher	Details Other expeditions
Alexander Johnston	M	1982	UK	Climber	Aberdeen, Scotland	Student	Details Other expeditions
Ridlon Kiphart	M	1965	USA	Climber	Missoula, Montana	Tour company owner	Details Other expeditions
Stephen (Steve) Marsh	M	1964	UK	Climber	Herford, N Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Army Major	Details Other expeditions
Wiktor Jan Mazur	M	1983	Canada	Climber	Calgary, Alberta	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Scott Robert Patch	M	1968	USA	Climber	Bozeman, Montana	Sales manager	Details Other expeditions
Eric Plantenberg	M	1971	USA	Climber	Bend, Oregon	Business training & development specialist	Details Other expeditions
Robert Schulze	M	1954	Germany	Climber	Vettweiss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Christian Sterr	M	1964	Germany	Climber	Miesbach, Bavaria, Germany	Bank executive	Details Other expeditions
Gavin Roy Vickers	M	1970	Australia	Deputy Leader	Thornton, NSW, Australia	Fitter/mechanic	Details Other expeditions
James Dewitt Wilde	M	1970	USA	Climber	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Finance director, 'but unemployed by choice'	Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Patle-4, Okhaldhunga	-	Details Other expeditions
Thile Nurbu (Thile Nuru) Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chheplung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Rongqin (Asu) Su	M	1980	China	H-A Worker	Chengdu, Sichuan, China	Alpine instructor in Chengdu	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.