Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Victor Saunders. Summit reached on 24th September 2009. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6627
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY09337
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Victor Saunders
Sponsor Challenge 8000 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 Brazil, Guatemala, Malta
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2009-09-04
Summit Date 2009-09-24
Summit Time 0650
Summit Days 20
Total Days 24
Termination Date 2009-09-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 800
Total Members 9
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 2
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(04/09),ABC(09/09,5700m),C1(14/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7150m),Smt(24/09)
Route Notes The entire expedition of nine members and three Sherpas left C2 for the top at 11:00 pm (NST) on 23 September. Da Silva turned around at 6:00 am on the 24th because of an eye problem and went back to C2 with Kalzang Dorje Sherpa at 10:00 am. All the others carried on to the summit, which they reached between 6:50 am and 7:20 am and from where they saw Everest. Attard, De Zorzi, Saunders, Pasang Dawa and Dorje Gyalzen descended to C1, which they reached at 5:00 pm after having spent three hours in C2 resting. The other summiters spent that night in C2. Everyone was in ABC on the 25th. Oxygen was used by all members and Sherpas from (but not in) C2 to their high points to C2. Fixed rope: 800m from C1 to C2. Sherpas: Dorje Gyalzen, 16/7/82, Pangboche, Everest X4, Manaslu X1 Kalzang Dorje, 23/7/81, Pangboche, Everest X2 Pasang Dawa, 18/1/77, Pangboche, Everest X11, Lhotse X1, Cho Oyu X4
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
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

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gregory Attard M 1976 Malta Climber Fgura, Malta Physician specializing in accidents & emergency cases Details Other expeditions
Andrea Melissa Cardona Morfin F 1982 Guatemala Climber Guatemala City, Guatemala Professional alpinist Details Other expeditions
Marco (Mark) Cremona M 1968 Malta Climber Mosta, Malta Mechanical engineer & environmental consultant Details Other expeditions
Luiz Da Silva M 1971 Brazil Climber Sao Paulo, Brazil University professor Details Other expeditions
Lucas De Zorzi M 1981 Brazil Climber Lages, Brazil Businessman Details Other expeditions
Luis Felber M 1989 Brazil Climber Bouso Allegri, Brazil Businessman Details Other expeditions
Robert Michael Gatt M 1970 Malta Climber London, England Business systems consultant Details Other expeditions
Manuel Augusto Monteiro Morgado M 1956 Brazil Climber No fixed place of abode Professional alpinist Details Other expeditions
Anthony Victor (Vic) Saunders M 1950 UK Leader Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kalzang Dorje Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY09337 - - http://www.challenge8000.net - - -