Cho Oyu | 2011 NW side

A Netherlands expedition to Cho Oyu in 2011 via NW side, led by Jan Midde. Summit reached on 21st May 2011. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8567
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY11118
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Netherlands
Leaders Jan Midde
Sponsor HT Wandelreizen 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 2011-04-30
Summit Date 2011-05-21
Summit Time -
Summit Days 21
Total Days 24
Termination Date 2011-05-24
Termination Reason 9
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7830m due to lateness of the day and deteriorating weather
High Point (m) 7830
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown True
Other Summits -
Campsites CBC(30/04,4900m),IC(02/05,5375m),ABC(03/05,5700m),C.5(06/05,6000m),C1(07/05,6400m),C2(19/05,7100m),C3(20/05,7500m),xxx(21/05,7830m)
Route Notes The summit team of Martine Bakker, Ronald Naar, Mark Van den Berg along with Kaji, Nuru Jangbu and Pasang departed C3 (7500m) on 21 May. Naar, Van den Berg and Kaji reached 7830m with Martine and Nuru Jangbu slightly back at 7800m. At 4:30 pm after 8 hours of climbing, they decided to turn back due to the lateness of the day; the weather also was deteriorating. The next day 22 May the team descended down. Since Naar did not feel well, he and Kaji started down immediately ahead of the other members towards C1. But at around 6800m Naar collapsed and died of apparent altitude sickness. Bert De Jong, Klaas Klein, Remco Loewensteyn, Annette Meesters and Ben Verbree left the expedition early due to various illnesses and/or fatique. The leader Jan Midde managed the expedition from ABC.
Accidents Ronald Naar died of altitude sickness
Achievement -
Agency Kailash Himalayan Treks?
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461314
Year 2011
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Unknown
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jan Midde M 1945 Netherlands Leader - Tour leader Details Other expeditions
Mark Van den Berg M 1979 Netherlands Climber Rotterdam, Netherlands Owner of a gardening company Details Other expeditions
Martine Bakker F - Netherlands Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Bert De Jong M - Netherlands Climber - Insurance auditor Details Other expeditions
Remco Loewensteyn M - Netherlands Climber Rhenen, Netherlands Dentist Details Other expeditions
Annette Meesters F - Netherlands Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Andre De Jonge M 1975 Netherlands Climber Tilburg, Netherlands Hospital worker Details Other expeditions
Klaas Klein M - Netherlands Climber Emmen, Netherlands Civil engineering coordinatore for Emmen Details Other expeditions
Ben Verbree M - Netherlands Climber - Physical therapist Details Other expeditions
Ronald Naar M 1955 Netherlands Climber Hague, Netherlands Photographer & writer Details Other expeditions
Kaji Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Khijiphalate-9, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Zongbu Sherpa M - Nepal H-A WOrker - - Details Other expeditions
Nuru Jangbu Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.