Cho Oyu | 2011 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2011 via NW side, led by Benjamin Kane. Summit reached on 5th May 2011. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7038
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY11101
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Benjamin Kane
Sponsor Field Touring Alpine Cho Oyu Expedition 2011
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 Estonia, France, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2011-04-17
Summit Date 2011-05-05
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 18
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2011-05-17
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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(17/04,4900m),ABC(19/04,5700m),C1(23/04,6400m),C1.5(02/05,6800m),C2(03/05,7200m),C3(04/05,7600m),Smt(05/05)
Route Notes All members moved up to ABC on 19 April. The next day, it was obvious that Saluvere was seriously ill with from pulmonary edema. She was put on oxygen and carried to BC by Kane and Siddhi Bahadur Tamang to get a Jeep to Kathmandu. Her compatriot Priit Melnik left the expedition with her. C1 was established by the remaining three members and Tamang. Conditions on the way to C2 were "hard" with a lot of snowfall in the last week of April and early May, so they made a C1.5 at 6800m on 2 May; it was slept in by Denis and Tamang on 2 May during their push to the summit. On the following day, the 3rd, Kane and Langenwalter made C2 at 7200m. But on the 4th, Kane and Langenwalter decided they had not acclimatized well enough; they descended to ABC while Denis, who acclimatized very quickly, and Tamang went on up and pitched C3 at 7600m. Very strong wind during that night forced the two to delay their start for the top on 5th until 5:30 am. There was no fixed rope on the Yellow Band, but they continued to the summit, and Tamang fixed 100m there during their descent to C3. On the 6th they went all the way down to ABC, on the 7th to Zhangmu and on the 8th to Kathmandu. (Denis planned to fly to Lukla on the 10th to join Ryan Waters in an ascent of Lhotse). Meanwhile, Kane and Langenwalter had gone up to C2 at 7200m on the 3rd and then down to ABC on the 4th. They began their summit push from ABC to C1 on May 11, slept in C2 on the 12th and in C3 on the 13th. During the night of the 13th very strong wind blew up, and they had to retreat on the 14th to ABC because Langenwalter had a medical condition that reduces blood circulation, and this made it risky for him to continue climbing in strong cold wind. Their climb was now finished. Hired: Siddhi Bahadur (Mama) Tamang, 7/6/81, Simigaon, Rolwaling, no 8000ers
Accidents Saluvere's pulmonary edema
Achievement -
Agency Su-Swagatam Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461298
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sophie Denis F 1979 France Climber New York, New York Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Benjamin James Kane M 1981 Australia Leader Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia Outdoor educator & expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Keith Langenwalter M 1979 USA Climber Portland, Oregon Engineer Details Other expeditions
Priit Melnik M 1961 Estonia Climber Tallinn, Estonia Physician Details Other expeditions
Pille Saluvere F 1969 Estonia Climber Tallinn, Estonia Physician Details Other expeditions
Siddhi Bahadur Tamang M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.