Cho Oyu | 2012 NW side
A Chile expedition to Cho Oyu in 2012 via NW side, led by Rodrigo Echeverria. Summit reached on 16th May 2012. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7887 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY12111 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2012 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Chile |
| Leaders | Rodrigo Echeverria |
| Sponsor | Chilean Expedition to Cho Oyu |
| 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 | - |
| Approach | Nyalam->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2012-04-16 |
| Summit Date | 2012-05-16 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 30 |
| Total Days | 33 |
| Termination Date | 2012-05-19 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8100m due to bad weather |
| High Point (m) | 8100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(16/04,4800m),ABC(20/04,5700m),C1(01/05,6400m),C2(14/05,7200m),xxx(16/05,8100m) |
| Route Notes | On their summit push Echeverria and Fica started from C2 at 2 am NST in good weather. They arrived at 8100m at 4 pm. It was foggy and bit windy. It was late for them to continue for the summit, so they turned around to C2 where they got at 9:30 pm. Next day they went down to ABC. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Monterosa Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461676 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Echeverria Bernales | M | 1968 | Chile | Leader | Santiago, Chili | Businessman in industrial engineering | Details Other expeditions |
| Rodrigo Fica Perez | M | 1967 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Alpine guide & industrial engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.