Cho Oyu | 2011 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2011 via NW side, led by Ferran Latorre. Summit reached on 1st October 2011. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7216
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY11301
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2011
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Ferran Latorre
Sponsor Spanish Cho Oyu Expedition
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 -
Approach Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2011-09-13
Summit Date 2011-10-01
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 18
Total Days 24
Termination Date 2011-10-07
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(13/09,4900m),ABC(15/09,5700m),C1(20/09,6400m),C2(24/09,7200m),C3(04/10,7600m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes BC at CBC/IC on 14 Sept at 5300m. Orviz started his summit push from C2 at midnight of 30 Sept. He got to the top at 9 am on 1 Oct, stayed on summit for 30 minutes and descended to C2 at 11 am. He continued to descend to ABC, which he reached at 4 pm. He said that he had good view of Everest, Lhotse and other peaks. Latorre and Massague Palau put up their C3 on 4 Oct for summit push on 5 Oct. But due to high wind they could not continue their climb and went down to ABC on 5 Oct.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461447
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Fernando (Ferran) Latorre Torres M 1970 Spain Leader Vic, Barcelona, Spain Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Antoni Massague Palau M 1967 Spain Climber Seva, Catalonia, Spain Police functionary Details Other expeditions
Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Orviz Menendez M 1958 Spain Climber Gijon, Asturias, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.