Cho Oyu | 2011 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2011 via NW side, led by Victor Saunders. Summit reached on 30th September 2011. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7423
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY11321
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2011
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Victor Saunders
Sponsor Adventure Consultants Cho Oyu Expedition 2011
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 Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2011-09-04
Summit Date 2011-09-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 26
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2011-10-03
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7800m due to difficulty fixing the rope at the rock band
High Point (m) 7800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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(04/09,4900m),ABC(08/09,5700m),C1(14/09,6430m),C2(20/09,7000m),xxx(30/09,7800m)
Route Notes High point team started their summit push from C2. The weather was good. However the Sherpas couldn't fix the rope on the summit day. They were told by the Chinese there was rope and snowstakes (they were meant to fix it and we had all paid them too), but our boys only found 5 stakes, not enough to make it safe. The team turned back and descended to C2, where they spent the night. On 1 Oct they descended to ABC. Dale West reached C1 on 14 September, but felt the altitude so he called it a day after that first visit and returned to ABC on 15 Sept. He left the expedition on 17 Sept. Oxygen: from 7200m to high point to 7200m. Sherpas: Dawa Jangbu Pemba Chhoti Nawang Chhangba Kami Rita Sange Dorje
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
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
Neil William Beard M 1962 UK Climber London, England Business owner Details Other expeditions
Claudio Campori M 1965 Italy Climber Dubai, United Arab Emirates Airline pilot Details Other expeditions
Paul James Keleher M 1983 UK Climber Lightwater, Surrey, England Strength conditioning coach Details Other expeditions
Markus Koch M 1967 Switzerland Climber Wohlen, Aargau, Switzerland Management consultant Details Other expeditions
Felix Landman M 1981 New Zealand Climbing Guide Christchurch, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Anthony Victor (Vic) Saunders M 1950 UK Leader Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Izabela Katarzyna Smolokowska F 1964 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Hotelier Details Other expeditions
Gregory Martin (Greg) Virtue M 1967 New Zealand Climber Auckland, New Zealand Accountant Details Other expeditions
Dale West M 1956 Australia Climber Burnside, Adelaide, SA, Australia Executive director Details Other expeditions
Sange Dorje Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhoti Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Chhangba (Ngawang Chhongba) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.