Cho Oyu | 2010 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2010 via NW side, led by Chris Klinke. Summit reached on 17th September 2010. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6851
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY10320
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2010
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Chris Klinke
Sponsor Foursome 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 France, Sweden
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2010-09-05
Summit Date 2010-09-17
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 40
Termination Date 2010-10-15
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7150m due to strong wind
High Point (m) 7150
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(05/09,4900m),ABC(08/09,5700m),C1(11/09,6400m),C2(17/09,7150m),xxx(17/09,7150m)
Route Notes Every time the team got to C2, they were hit by strong wind and forced to retreat to ABC. This happened to them on the 17th and 24th of September and the 6th and 13th of October. And, in addition to the winds, there was frequent snowfall, loading the slopes above C2. They never climbed above C2. They had hoped to go to the summit on 15 October, but after black clouds started building up on the 14th at about 12:40 pm and came in at 2 pm, they retreated to ABC, clearing their camp as they descended, and reached ABC at 6:30 pm. They had abandoned the climb. It started snowing that night: at ABC, four inches (ten centimeters) fell during the night. The black clouds delivered their loads. All members on the mountain and both Sherpas climbed together always. Tredway left the team on 8 October as he had planned; he had to meet his wife in Thailand. Sherpas: Tshering Dorje/Chiring Dorje, 25/10/74, Beding, Cho Oyu X4, Everest X10, etc. Tashi Sherpa, 18/4/79, Namche Bazar/Beding, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X5
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Rolwaling Excursion
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461022
Year 2010
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Christopher John (Chris) Klinke M 1969 USA Leader Ann Arbor, Michigan Management consultant Details Other expeditions
Laurent Leroy M 1962 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Hans Fredrik Strang M 1977 Sweden Climber Gothenberg, Sweden Film-maker Details Other expeditions
Matthew Richard Tredway M 1958 USA Climber Steamboat Springs, Colorado Retired teacher Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.