Cho Oyu | 2011 NW side

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2011 via NW side, led by Francesco Fazzi. Summit reached on 9th May 2011. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7053
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY11103
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Italy
Leaders Francesco Fazzi
Sponsor Italian 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 -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2011-05-14
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to strong wind
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/04,7900m),ABC(20/04,5700m),C1(26/04,6400m),C1.5(06/05,6850m),C2(07/05,7200m),xxx(09/05,7400m)
Route Notes One member did very little climbing: DeMas began developing cerebral edema from the Tibetan village of Tingri on their drive to BC, and it became more acute in ABC. On 22 April, he returned to Tingri accompanied by Fazzi, came back to the mountain and went up to C1 with his teammates when they established C1 on the 26th. But he soon did not feel well, and back in ABC he decided to abandon the climb. He left on 3 May. The remaining two members, Fazzi and Arrigoni, made a C1.5 on 6 May to acclimatize better on their way to C2, which they pitched the following day. They spent two nights in C2: during the first night, the 7th there was a fierce windstorm which damaged many tents (a Bulgarian in C1.5 had a bicycle in his tent for his intended cycle descent from the summit, but the tent and the bicycle in it were blown completely away). They stayed one more night a C2 hoping to go directly to the summit from there. But the next morning, Arrigoni decided to stop climbing: she had had a bad night during the windstorm with no sleep, and was too tired to attempt any summit bid. That left Fazzi to try with just Pemba Dorje. They left C2 at 1:00 am on the 9th, but at 3:00 am, Fazzi gave up at 7400m and they were back in C2 at 3:30 am. They rested in C2, then at 10:00 am began their descent to C1. They were back in ABC the following day. The attempt on Cho Oyu was now abandoned because of wind, snow and the limited amount of time they had left. Sherpa: Pemba Dorje Sherpa, 1/8/70, Kharikhola, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1
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 Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Maddalena Arrigoni F 1977 Italy Climber Belluno City, Belluno, Italy Architecture student Details Other expeditions
Fabio DeMas M 1973 Italy Climber Belluno City, Belluno, Italy Construction company owner Details Other expeditions
Francesco Fazzi M 1978 Italy Leader Forno di Zoldo, Belluno, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje (Junje Pemba) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.