Cho Oyu | 2012 NW side

A Russia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2012 via NW side, led by Oleg Polyakov. Summit reached on 6th May 2012. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7611
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY12109
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Oleg Polyakov
Sponsor -
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 Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2012-05-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8100m due to bad weather and lateness in they day
High Point (m) 8100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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,ABC,C1(6400m),C2,C3(7400m),xxx(06/05,8100m)
Route Notes Polyakov and Benovici did all the climbing. Veniamin But went to ABC with Polyakov and Benovici and tried to go to C1, but his badly swollen feet prevented his getting there, and he left the expedition on 2 May. The team established the normal set of high altitude camps above ABC. Benovici was not an experienced climber: he did not know how to jumar, and he wore no goggles. He developed serious eye trouble (perhaps it was snowblindness). So Polyakov was the only member to occupy the last camp, C3 at 7400m, and it was he, with Pemba Gombu, who set out for the summit. They left C3 at 3 am on 6 May. They reached 8100m in unfavourable weather: it was windy and snow was falling as they moved up slowly. It took them 12 hours to reach the altitude; now it was too late to get to the top and back to their camp safely. They retreated to C2 that night. They descended to C1 on the 7th, returned to ABC on the 8th, and left ABC directly for Tingri village on the 10th. Benovici was the only person to use oxygen. He was on it between C2 and C3. Polyakov did not use oxygen at any time. Sherpa: Pemba Gombu, 14/12/1965 (29/8/2022), Kurima, no 8000ers
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Glacier Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461666
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Oleg Polyakov M 1972 Russia Leader Moscow, Russia Business Details Other expeditions
Veniamin But M 1961 Russia Climber St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia Business Details Other expeditions
David Benovici M 1977 Switzerland Climber Switzerland - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gombu Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.