Cho Oyu | 2010 NW side
A Canada expedition to Cho Oyu in 2010 via NW side, led by Meagan McGrath. Summit reached on 1st October 2010. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6833 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY10302 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2010 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Leaders | Meagan McGrath |
| Sponsor | Mountain Magic Cho Oyu Expedition |
| 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 | USA |
| Approach | Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2010-09-10 |
| Summit Date | 2010-10-01 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 21 |
| Total Days | 23 |
| Termination Date | 2010-10-03 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7500m due to high winds |
| High Point (m) | 7500 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| 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(10/09,4900m),ABC(13/09,5700m),C1(19/09,6400m),C2(20/09,7000m),C3(01/10,7500m),xxx(01/10,7500m) |
| Route Notes | On the summit push McGrath spent two nights at C2 at 7000m. The reason why she spent two nights was that she was waiting for some other Asian Trekking members to arrive who she wanted to climb with. On 1 Oct McGrath left C2 at 10:30 am (NST). She partnered up with two Czechs, Tony and Petra. McGrath arrived at C3 at 1:30 pm and started digging the platforms for her and the two Czechs as they only arrived one and a half hours later. As the night of 1 Oct was very windy, they decided to abandon their summit push and go down rather than up. On 2 Oct at about 8:30 am they left C3 to descend to ABC, where they arrived at 4:30 pm. Alstrin reached C2 on 20 Sept, but he did not stay the night. He was filming McGrath. However, he did not acclimatize properly and decided not to go back up to continue his filming. Hughes reached Chinese Base Camp, but did not feel well and left the expedition on 16 Oct. Oxygen: Not taken, not used |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461036 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Lee (Chris) Alstrin | M | 1976 | USA | Climber | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Ivan Thomas Rees Hughes | M | 1961 | Canada | Climber | Squamish, British Columbia | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Meagan Kirsten McGrath | F | 1977 | Canada | Leader | Ottawa, Ontario | Aerospace engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.