Cho Oyu | 2011 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2011 via NW side, led by Soren Ledet. Summit reached on 30th September 2011. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7416
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY11312
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2011
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Australia
Leaders Soren Ledet
Sponsor Turquoise Fellowship 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 Argentina, Colombia, Denmark
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2011-09-07
Summit Date 2011-09-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 23
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7800m due to difficulty preparing fixed ropes at rock band
High Point (m) 7800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(07/09,4900m),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(14/11,6400m),C2(21/09,7100m),xxx(09/30,7800m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Ascent
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461446
Year 2011
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Angel Ezequiel Armesto M 1976 Argentina Climbing Guide Maipu, Mendoza, Argentina Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
John Graham Currie M 1958 Australia Climber Bronte, NSW, Australia IT worker Details Other expeditions
Lajos Valter (Louis) Kosztelny M 1955 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia Business owner/manager IT software Details Other expeditions
Soren Kruse Ledet M 1967 Denmark Leader Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Claudia Patricia Lopez Gutierrez F 1968 Colombia/USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Photographer Details Other expeditions
Annette (Neddy) Skirka F 1966 Australia Climber Magpie, Victoria, Australia Revenue officer Details Other expeditions
Graeme James Smith M 1965 Australia Climber Blackburn, Victoria, Australia Human resources manager Details Other expeditions
Neil Frances Thomas M 1961 Australia Climber Magpie, Victoria, Australia Mechanic (auto) Details Other expeditions
Warren James Townsden M 1962 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia Horticulturist Details Other expeditions
Ang Kazi (Ankaji) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Chitre, Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa/Lhakpa Sherpa M 1968 Nepal ABC Manager Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun Director of Himalayan Ascent Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tamang M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Lura, Salleri-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Colin Neil Barton M 1969 Australia Climber Kirrawee, NSW, Australia Aircraft avionics engineer Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Phakding, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY11312 - - http://sorenledet.com.au/ChoOyu/ - - -