Cho Oyu | 2010 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2010 via NW side, led by Robert Anderson. Summit reached on 22nd September 2010. 26 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6943
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY10330
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2010
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Robert Anderson
Sponsor Jagged Globe Cho Oyu Expedition 2010
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 Australia, Canada, France, Slovenia, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2010-09-07
Summit Date 2010-09-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 15
Total Days 24
Termination Date 2010-10-01
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7150m due to bad snow conditions
High Point (m) 7150
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 18
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(07/09,4900m),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(17/09,6400m),C2(22/09,7150m),xxx(22/09,7150m)
Route Notes On 22 September C2 was occupied by 16 members (all members except Albrecht and Sanchez, who had left earlier) and all eight climbing Sherpas. They returned to ABC on the 23rd to wait for good weather following a period of heavy snowfall, but the slopes were loaded with snow, as nine Sherpas learned on the 27th, when an avalanche hit them. The attempt to scale Cho Oyu was abandoned on the 29th. Albrecht and Sanchez were the two members who left early. They developed cerebral and pulmonary edema, respectively, and used oxygen before departing on 15 and 16 September, respectively. Climbing Sherpas: Lila Bahadur Basnet, 31/3/83, Lamabagar-3, Dolakha, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X3 Mingma Tshering, 26/9/82, Beding, Dolakha, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X3 Mingma Chhiri, 1/8/70 (17/4/2027), Beding, no 8000ers Pema Chhiring/Chhiri, 17/12/83, Beding, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X8, Lhotse X1 Pema Tharke, 19/5/61, Lamabagar, Dolakha, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X1 Thundu, 18/2/78, Beding, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X5, Lhotse X1 Tshering Pemba, 12/12/85, Beding, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X3, Manaslu X1 Wangdi, 1/3/89 (18/11/2045), Shyama-4, Dolakha, no 8000ers
Accidents Two members edema
Achievement -
Agency Summit Nepal Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461027
Year 2010
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

26 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Dean Albrecht M 1958 Canada Climber Edmonton, Alberta Retired management consultant Details Other expeditions
Robert Mads Anderson M 1958 USA Leader Flower Mound, Texas Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Denis Charles Autier M 1959 France Climber London, England Stock broker Details Other expeditions
Timothy Frawley M 1976 Australia Climber Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Computer website manager Details Other expeditions
Geoff Holland M 1962 UK Climber Riyadh, Saudi Arabia University teacher Details Other expeditions
Andrew Mark Horrell M 1971 UK Climber Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Teacher Details Other expeditions
Tomaz Jakofcic M 1970 Slovenia Deputy Leader Ljubljana, Slovenia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Matjaz Jamnik M 1966 Slovenia Climber Medvode, Slovenia Economist Details Other expeditions
Alenka Klemencic F 1974 Slovenia Climber Ljubljana, Slovenia Physician Details Other expeditions
Miha Lampreht M 1957 Slovenia Climber Ljubljana, Slovenia Attorney Details Other expeditions
Stuart John Leonard M 1954 UK Climber Hong Kong Retired investment banker Details Other expeditions
Matthew Citizen (Matt) Parkes M 1980 UK Deputy Leader Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England Operations manager of Jagged Globe Details Other expeditions
Richard David Parks M 1977 UK Climber Newport, Gwent, England Retired professional rugby player Details Other expeditions
Mark Anthony Pinnock M 1960 UK Climber Chelmsford, Essex, England Director of group of enterprises Details Other expeditions
Ronald (Ron) Rutland M 1948 UK Climber Coniston, Cumbria, England Co-director of group of mountaineering equipment shops Details Other expeditions
Felix Sanchez M 1954 USA Climber Monmouth Junction, New Jersey Mathematician Details Other expeditions
Richard Summersell M 1961 UK Climber Maccleasfield, Cheshire, England Patent attorney Details Other expeditions
Stephen David (Steve) Williams M 1976 UK Climber Henley-on-Thames, Oxford, England Lecturer Details Other expeditions
Lila Bahadur Basnet M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Lamabagar-3, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pema Chhiring/Chhiri Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pema Tharke Sherpa M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Lamabagar, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Thundu Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Pemba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Wangdi Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Shyama-4, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
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