Cho Oyu | 2011 NW side
A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2011 via NW side, led by Matthew Parkes. Summit reached on 1st October 2011. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7657 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY11310 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2011 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Matthew Parkes |
| Sponsor | Jagged Globe 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 | France, Ireland |
| Approach | Nyalam->Xegar->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2011-09-05 |
| Summit Date | 2011-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 0820 |
| Summit Days | 26 |
| Total Days | 29 |
| Termination Date | 2011-10-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 9 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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 | CBC(05/09),ABC(09/09,5700m),C1(15/09,6400m),C2(20/09,7150m),Smt(01/10) |
| Route Notes | Left C2 at 1:45 am on 1 Oct all together, then split up due to speed. Arrived at C3 site 4 to 5 am. Climbed to summit with other groups: Adventure Peaks, Kobler. Arrived at summit at 8:20 am and 9:50 am. Clear on summit. Matthew Parkes (email) - 18 Nov 2012 The other clients got to the following locations: James Whitbread: The highest he got was to C2 on an acclimatisation rotation. On our Summit attempt he turned around about 100m above C1 and returned to BC. Bruno Baschung: The highest he got was to C2 on an acclimatisation rotation. He did not join the summit attempt and stayed in BC. Brett Charlesworth: Withdrew from the expedition early because he was not fit enough. The highest he got on acclimatisation rotation was just above C1. Chris Rudge: Withdrew from the expedition early as he was struggling. The highest he got was C1 on acclimatisation. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Summit Nepal 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 | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Charles Albert Baschung | M | 1965 | France | Climber | Coppet, Vaud, Switzerland | Financial executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Brett Charlesworth | M | 1957 | UK | Climber | Ivybridge, Devon, England | Engineering consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Brett Martin Hammond | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Upminster, Essex, England | Director of company dealing in coins and antiquiities | Details Other expeditions |
| Jerome Guy Claude Mison | M | 1965 | France | Climber | Aubais, Gard, France | Artisan | Details Other expeditions |
| Cian O'Brolchain | M | 1980 | Ireland | Climber | Phibsborough, Dublin, Ireland | Finance executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew Citizen (Matt) Parkes | M | 1980 | UK | Leader | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Operations manager of Jagged Globe | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Rudge | M | 1946 | UK | Climber | Ramford, Essex, England | Retired teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicholas (Nick) Talbot | M | 1976 | UK | Climber | London, England | Consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| James Nicholas Whitebread | M | 1973 | UK | Climber | London, England | Private investor | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Namgyal Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thundu Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Pemba Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY11310 | - | - | http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=38 | - | - | - |