Cho Oyu | 2010 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2010 via NW side, led by Marek Wencel. Summit reached on 20th September 2010. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6845
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY10314
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2010
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Marek Wencel
Sponsor Independent American 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 -
Basecamp Date 2010-09-09
Summit Date 2010-09-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 22
Termination Date 2010-10-01
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7100m due to avalanche danger
High Point (m) 7100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(09/09),ABC(13/09,6000m),xxx(20/09,7100m)
Route Notes Sherpas refused to go very high because of avalanches. Sherpa: Nima Kancha, 15/5/80, Kangchenjunga, Everest X2, Lhotse X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461025
Year 2010
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Marek Jan Wencel M 1967 USA/Poland Leader Des Moines, Washington Flight attendant Details Other expeditions
Ngima Kanchha Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.