Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A Norway expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Therese Sjursen. Summit reached on 24th September 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6646
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY09356
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Norway
Leaders	Therese Sjursen
Sponsor	Norwegian woman 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	2009-09-06
Summit Date	2009-09-24
Summit Time	0704
Summit Days	18
Total Days	23
Termination Date	2009-09-29
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(06/09,5400m),ABC(11/09,6000m),C1(14/09,6500m),C2(17/09,7200m),Smt(24/09)
Route Notes	Sjursen and Pasang left C2 at 11 pm NST on 23 Sept for the summit. They reached summit at 7:04 am on 24 Sept, stayed on summit about 20 minutes, then descended to C1 where they reached at 3 pm. Next day went down to ABC. The weather on the summit day was clear. They had good view of Everest. About 40 climbers summited on that day. Sjursen returned to Kathmandu probably on 27 Sept and may have left on 28 or 29 Sept. Hired: Pasang Bhote, 19/5/1986 (5/2/2043), Chepuwa-1, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Nima Gombu Sherpa (freelancer)
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	49844
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09356
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Therese
Last Name	Sjursen
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Norway
Status	Leader
Residence	Tertnes, Norway
Occupation	Veterinarian
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	0704
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 C2 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	2440825
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	therese sjursen
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	49845
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY09356
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chepuwa-4, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	0704
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	Son of Lhakpa Bhote
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444398
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang bhote
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Therese Sjursen	F	1976	Norway	Leader	Tertnes, Norway	Veterinarian	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Bhote	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chepuwa-4, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.