Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side
A Norway expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Henrik Langeland. Summit reached on 28th September 2009. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6645 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY09355 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2009 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Norway |
| Leaders | Henrik Langeland |
| Sponsor | Ski 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 | Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2009-09-06 |
| Summit Date | 2009-09-28 |
| Summit Time | 0804 |
| Summit Days | 22 |
| Total Days | 26 |
| Termination Date | 2009-10-02 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | True |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| 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(06/09,5400m),ABC(11/09,6000m),C1(14/09,6500m),C2(17/09,7200m),Smt(28/09) |
| Route Notes | On 27 Sept. Lovoll, Steinar, Chhiti and Tshering started from C2 at 11:20 pm NST for the summit. They reached to the top at 8:04 am on 28 Sept, stayed on summit between 15-20 minutes, then descended to C2 where they reahced at 12 noon. Tshering went down to C1. Next day all descended to ABC. Lovoll and Steinar skied down from C2 to C1 on 29 Sept. The summit day weather was clear and good. They had nice view of Everest. Tshering Dorje who summited on 24 Sept with Leclerc (Audy's team) had to go up again to replace Pemba Nuru who got sick in ABC and he was supposed to climb with Langeland team. Tshering had double summit. Langeland got eyes problem in C2 and spend the nights (27-28 Sept) there. He did not try again to go for the summit. Another member Valseth got chest infection in CBC and left the expedition team on 10 Sept. The Langeland team returned to Kathmandu on 2nd Oct and left on 4 Oct or 5 Oct. Sherpas: Chhiti Thinduk Bhote, 25/8/1981 (9/5/2038), Hatiya-3 Tshering Dorje/Chhiring Dorje, 3/3/1989 (20/11/2045), Beding, Everest X2 |
| Accidents | Langeland eyes problem in C2; Valseth got chest infection in CBC |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Nima Gombu Sherpa (freelancer) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460667 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Langeland | M | 1985 | Norway | Leader | Sogndal, Norway | Geology student | Details Other expeditions |
| Tor Arne Lovoll | M | 1984 | Norway | Climber | Eidsa, Norway | Rope access technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Steinar Nes | M | 1985 | Norway | Climber | Sogndal, Norway | Geology student | Details Other expeditions |
| Even Krogstad Valseth | M | 1984 | Norway | Climber | Svorkmo, Norway | Sports science student | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhiti Thinduk (Chhiring Thinduk) Bhote | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Dorje (Chhering Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.