Cho Oyu | 2012 NW side

A Switzerland expedition to Cho Oyu in 2012 via NW side, led by Andreas Neuschmid. Summit reached on 25th May 2012. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7518
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY12102
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Andreas Neuschmid
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Xixabangma and Cho Oyu Expedition 2012
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 Austria, Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-05-16
Summit Date 2012-05-25
Summit Time 0500
Summit Days 9
Total Days 11
Termination Date 2012-05-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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 Climbed Xixabangma
Campsites BC(16/05,5000m),ABC(18/05,5700m),C1(22/05,6300m),C2(23/05,7000m),C3(24/05,7400m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes BC 16 May 5000m ABC 18 May 5700m C1 22 May 6300m C2 23 May 7000m C3 24 May 7400m Smt 25 May by Bock and Tembe at 5am, Lavaud, Meier, Neuschmid, Wenger, Nimgma Tendu, Nima Tshering, Dendi at 6 am. Wenger, Both and Weyermann left C3 at 8 pm, the rest of the summit team left C3 at 10 pm. Both and Weyermann turned back at midnight at 7900m due to fatigue and exhaustion. They descended to ABC, where they arrived at 6 pm. Summit team carried on. Good conditions, little snow above the Yellow Band. They saw Everest. They spent about 30 minutes on summit. Meier and Wenger descended to C1, where they arrived at 4 pm. Bock descended to ABC, where he arrived at 6 pm. Lavaud and Neuschmid descended to ABC, where they arrived at 7:30 pm. On 26 May everyone was back at ABC. They left BC on 27 May. The members climbed Xixabangma before they went to Cho Oyu. Schaefer never reached BC. He left after the Xixabangma climb. Oxygen: Taken and used from 7900m to top by Lavaud. Other members and Sherpas no oxygen. Sherpas: Ningma Tendu, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun, 14/09/82 Nima Tshering, Lelep-9, Taplejung, 17/10/65, Everest X1 Dendi, Deku, Taksindu-5, Solu, 22/1/1983, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1 Temba Sherpa, Lelep-9, Ghunsa, 15/4/87
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Active Holiday Nepal Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461685
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Otto Bock M 1972 Austria Climber Tamsweg, Salzburg, Austria Bank employee Details Other expeditions
Johann Both M 1956 Germany Climber Wernau, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Sophie Marie-Therese Jeanne Lavaud F 1968 Switzerland Climber Meinier, Geneva, Switzerland Company manager Details Other expeditions
Felix Meier M 1965 Switzerland Climber Oberegg, St. Gallen, Switzerland Teacher Details Other expeditions
Andreas Neuschmid M 1961 Austria Leader Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mattias Schaefer M 1970 Switzerland Climber Wilen bei Wollerau, Schwyz, Switzerland Accountant Details Other expeditions
Esther Wenger F 1956 Switzerland Climber Lommiswil, Solothurn, Switzerland Teacher Details Other expeditions
Thomas Weyermann M 1960 Switzerland Climber Andwil, St. Gallen, Switzerland Bank clerk Details Other expeditions
Ningma Tendu Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Dendi Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Deku, Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tembe/Temba Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.