Cho Oyu | 2010 NW side

A Switzerland expedition to Cho Oyu in 2010 via NW side, led by Andre Luethi. Summit reached on 20th September 2010. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7486
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY10347
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2010
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Andre Luethi
Sponsor	Luethi Globetrotter 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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2010-09-17
Summit Date	2010-09-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	3
Total Days	8
Termination Date	2010-09-25
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6500m due to Gehrig's altitude sickness
High Point (m)	6500
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Noijinkangsang (7206m) in Tibet
Campsites	BC(17/09,4900m),ABC(18/09,5700m),C1(20/09,6500m),xxx
Route Notes	Gehrig had a bad night at C1 (could not breath) and decided to abandon his climb. Luethi and Ang Kami decided to stay with him and so they also abandoned their climb. They were not going to use oxygen.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Matterhorn Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461070
Year	2010
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Field	Value
ID	55481
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY10347
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2010
Season	3
First Name	Ang Kami
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sanu Gumela, Chaurikharka-9, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6500
Summit Date 1	2010-09-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2439738
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang kami sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2010
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Andre Luethi	M	1960	Switzerland	Leader	Laupen, Bern, Switzerland	Travel agent	Details Other expeditions
Daniel Oliver Gehrig	M	1970	Switzerland	Climber	Zurich, Switzerland	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sanu Gumela, Chaurikharka-9, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

Field	Value
ID	8542
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY10347
Reference ID	01
Year	2010
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.swissolympic.ch/olympiablog/post/Gigathlon-Feeling-im-Himalaya.aspx
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	German
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY10347	-	-	http://www.swissolympic.ch/olympiablog/post/Gigathlon-Feeling-im-Himalaya.aspx	-	-	-
CHOY10347	-	-	http://www.himalaya2010.ch/p/home/	-	-	-