Cho Oyu | 2010 NW side

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 2010 via NW side, led by Ralf Arnold. Summit reached on 1st October 2010. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6840
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY10309
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2010
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Ralf Arnold
Sponsor	International 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	2010-09-09
Summit Date	2010-10-01
Summit Time	1030
Summit Days	22
Total Days	26
Termination Date	2010-10-05
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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	ABC(09/09,5700m),C2(30/09,7100m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes	Arnold started his summit bid from C2 on 30 Sept at 11 pm NST. He reached summit at 10:30 am on 1 Oct. He spent about 10 minutes on the summit, then descended to C2 at 2 pm. Then to C1 at 6 pm and slept there. Next day to ABC. Weather condition was good with little northern wind and it was cold. Had pictures of Everest. Snow condition on summit plateau was not good. It broke almost every step that made walking a bit difficult. Next day on 2 Oct Alix Von Melle from Munich and one more climber together summited Cho Oyu in strong wind.
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st person to summit in the season
Agency	Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461036
Year	2010
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	51018
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY10309
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2010
Season	3
First Name	Ralf Dieter
Last Name	Arnold
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Software engineer
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	2010-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	-
Necrology	(1970-2012) Died 20 May 2012 on Everest from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438896
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ralf dieter arnold
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ralf Dieter Arnold	M	1970	Germany	Leader	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Software engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.