Cho Oyu | 2011 NW side
A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2011 via NW side, led by Craig John. Summit reached on 19th September 2011. 24 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7732 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY11331 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2011 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Craig John |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Guides (IMG) 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, Austria, Canada, Germany, Singapore |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2011-08-31 |
| Summit Date | 2011-09-19 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 19 |
| Total Days | 31 |
| Termination Date | 2011-10-01 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7100m due to bad weather and deep snow |
| High Point (m) | 7100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(31/08,4900m),IC(31/08),ABC(01/09,5700m),C1(06/09,6400m),C2(19,29/09,7100m),xxx |
| Route Notes | After the big snowstorm [Sept 25-27], we had a number of members depart on Sept 27 from both teams due to the bad conditions on the mountain and commitments back home (unable to wait for the conditions to improve): Don Larson departed early from Shishapangma (high point was C2). Cho Oyu members departing early (high point was C2): Craig John Daniel Khouri Caroline Meyer Steven Meyer Shawn Peet Carlton Swan Marcus Bridle Lisa Amatangel Walter Laserer Heidi Sand Alois Feichtinger After the 11 left Cho Oyu on the 28th, 3 of the team Cho Oyu members elected to stay longer to try to climb: Ping Huang Kumaran Rasappan Max Bunce They went to C2 on Sept 29 and tried to go to C3 on Sept 30, but still too much snow, so they pulled the plug and descended to ABC. Departed next day (Oct 1). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Beyul Adventure |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461435 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
24 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Alan John | M | 1957 | USA | Leader | Freeport, Maine | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Maximillien Peter (Max) Bunce | M | 1977 | USA | Deputy Leader | Boulder, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Ping Huang | M | 1951 | USA | Climber | - | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| Lisa Amatangel | F | 1971 | USA | Climber | Houston, Texas | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Khouri | M | 1968 | USA | Climber | Midland, Texas | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven Harlan Meyer | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | Boulder, Colorado | Construction | Details Other expeditions |
| Carlton Luther Swan | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | Bellevue, Washington | Business | Details Other expeditions |
| Caroline Anne Meyer | F | 1984 | USA | Climber | Boulder, Colorado | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Marcus Anthony Bridle | M | 1972 | Australia | Climber | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Shawn David Keith Peet | M | 1978 | Canada | Climber | Spring, Texas | Business | Details Other expeditions |
| Kumaran Rasappan | M | 1984 | Singapore | Climber | Singapore | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Heidi Schott Sand | F | 1966 | Germany | Climber | Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Walter Laserer | M | 1961 | Austria | Climber | Gosau, Upper Austria, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Alois Feichtinger | M | 1964 | Austria | Climber | Voecklabruck, Upper Austria, Austria | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | Sirdar | Phortse, Khumbu | Trekking agency directory (Beyul Adventure) | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | 1966 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa | M | 1959 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Dorje Sherpa | M | 1963 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phinjo Dorje (Finjo Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Karma Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kancha Nuru Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Rita Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY11331 | - | - | http://www.mountainguides.com/cho-oyu11.shtml | - | - | - |