Cho Oyu | 2012 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2012 via NW side, led by Francis Lawrence. Summit reached on 9th May 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7915
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY12112
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2012
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Francis Lawrence
Sponsor	Cho Oyu II
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	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2012-04-15
Summit Date	2012-05-09
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	24
Total Days	34
Termination Date	2012-05-19
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6700m due to severe cough
High Point (m)	6700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(15/04,4900m),ABC(19/04,5650m),C1(30/04,6360m),C2(09/05,6700m),xxx
Route Notes	Lawrence and Basnet went up to C2 on 09 May. Lawrence suffered from severe cough and gave up further climbing. Hired: Aekindra Bahadur Basnet, 26/01/1987, Sunsari, Dharan 15
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461669
Year	2012
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	58207
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY12112
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Francis
Last Name	Lawrence
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Mawson, ACT, Australia
Occupation	Retired restaurant owner
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	2012-05-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2431519
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francis lawrence
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	62
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	58208
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY12112
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Aekindra Bahadur
Last Name	Basnet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sunsari, Dharan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	2012-05-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2444808
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	aekindra bahadur basnet
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Francis Lawrence	M	1950	Australia	Leader	Mawson, ACT, Australia	Retired restaurant owner	Details Other expeditions
Aekindra Bahadur Basnet	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sunsari, Dharan	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.