Cho Oyu | 2011 NW side

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 2011 via NW side, led by Francois Devy. Summit reached on 9th May 2011. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7039
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY11102
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Francois Devy
Sponsor A Frenchmen 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 2011-04-17
Summit Date 2011-05-09
Summit Time 7600
Summit Days 22
Total Days 28
Termination Date 2011-05-15
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7600m due to Sherpa's lack of motivation
High Point (m) 7600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/04,4900m),ABC(19/04,5700m),C1(22/04,6400m),C2(26/04,6800m),C3(27/04,7200m),xxx(09/05,7600m)
Route Notes Devy and Thupen Dorje left C3 (7200m) at 10:30 pm on 8 May in their bid to go the summit. They climbed to 7600m at 3:30 am on the 9th, but now Thukten Dorje did not want to go higher despite the fact that the weather was perfect without any wind. They had little sleep during the previous night when fierce winds battered their tent. Thupen Dorje had by now lost all motivation to go higher. Devy said he could not go up alone, so they returned to C3 at 4:30 am, rested there, then Thukten Dorje descend to C1 while Devy went all the way down to ABC. Their climb was finished. Sherpa: Thupen [Thukten] Dorje Sherpa, 30/1/68
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461302
Year 2011
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Francois Devy M 1966 France Leader Paris, France Business director Details Other expeditions
Thukten Dorje Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.