Cho Oyu | 2010 NW side

A Bulgaria expedition to Cho Oyu in 2010 via NW side, led by Rumen Metodiev. Summit reached on 22nd April 2010. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6756
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY10102
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2010
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Bulgaria
Leaders	Rumen Metodiev
Sponsor	Bulgarian on Cho Oyu
Success 1	False
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	2010-04-11
Summit Date	2010-04-22
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	11
Total Days	28
Termination Date	2010-05-09
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6500m due to broken crampon
High Point (m)	6500
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(11/04,4900m),ABC(19/04,5500m),C1(20/04,6400m),xxx(22/04,6500m)
Route Notes	Metodiev reached about 6500m and then his crampon broke. He returned to ABC and stayed there for rest of expedition. His English was not very good, so communication was difficult.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460874
Year	2010
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Rumen Metodiev	M	1960	Bulgaria	Leader	Blagoevrgrad, Bulgaria	Electrician	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.