Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Will Cross. Summit reached on 27th September 2009. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6625
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY09335
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Will Cross
Sponsor Will Cross Cho Oyu Expedition
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 -
Basecamp Date 2009-09-10
Summit Date 2009-09-27
Summit Time 0927
Summit Days 17
Total Days 31
Termination Date 2009-10-11
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 True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Attempted Xixabangma (ABC only)
Campsites BC(10/09,5000m),ABC(12/09,5500m),C1(15/09,6400m),C2(24/09,7000m),Smt(27/09)
Route Notes Cross said he left C2 for the top on 26 September at 10:00 pm (NST) and was on the summit at 9:27 am of the 27th. He saw Everest and Makalu. He returned to C2 at 3:00 pm for the night. He was back in ABC on the 28th. From Cho Oyu, he went to Xixabangma and pitched his ABC on 2 October. He rested there and then on the 5th, while he was headed for the ridge, he met the experienced Australian climber Andrew Lock, who was coming off the mountain. Lock told Cross about deep, unstable snow and avalanching higher up, and Cross decided to make no attempt to climb Xixabangma. Cleo Weidlich - 11 October 2009 Cleo Weidlich, who was on Cho Oyu at the same time as Cross, on 11 October volunteered her thoughts about his climbing. She said they had arrived together at BC, and on their way to ABC, he slowed down. They were together in C1, where "he was helpless," had no strength and had to be helped. He stayed in C1 three nights and four days, then went back to ABC on the 18th. He was very weak. On the 21st he went up to C1 "with Tibetan boys to help him" carry his load. He climbed to the site for C2 and retreated to ABC on the 23rd. She concluded, "He should never be on a mountain without a Sherpa."
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
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

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
William Hayden Gregory (Will) Cross M 1967 USA Leader Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Alpinist & motivational speaker Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.