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.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY11321 | - | - | http://www.basecamp.co.uk/weblog/en/?weblog_id=1071 | - | - | - |
| CHOY11321 | - | - | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_56wSffaOVI | - | - | - |
| CHOY11321 | - | - | http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/ChoOyu_Dispatch2011/ | - | - | - |