Cho Oyu | 2013 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2013 via NW side, led by Scott Patch. Summit reached on 21st May 2013. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8047
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY13110
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2013
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Scott Patch
Sponsor SummitClimb Cho Oyu Expedition 2013
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 Denmark, Germany, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2013-04-29
Summit Date 2013-05-21
Summit Time 0830
Summit Days 22
Total Days 25
Termination Date 2013-05-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 1500
Total Members 8
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(29/04,5100m),ABC(30/04,5600m),C1(03/05,6400m),C2(09/05,7000m),C3(20/05,7500m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes Four expedition members and three Sherpas occupied C3 on 20 May and went for the top from the camp at 2:00 am (NST) on the 21st. They summited at 8:30 am on the 21st of May and descended to C2 at 5:00 pm. The members of the summit party were Budge, Herrick, Martersteck and Patch with Lhakpa Tendu, Ngima and Tenji Sherpa. Non-summiting members: Stephanie Kaiser and her husband, Reinhard Kaiser, were semi-independent members of this team. Stephanie developed altitude sickness in C1 and they left on 17 May. Kristensen reached only C1, but he was satisfied with that achievement. He stayed in BC until the end of the climb. Marham climbed to C2 only, had difficulty breathing, which was attributed to the effects of high altitude, and left on 17 May. Oxygen was used by summiting members in and from C2 to the top and back to C2. Their Sherpas didn't use any. Summiting Sherpas: Lhakpa Tendu, 28/3/77 (15/12/2033) Patle, Okhaldhunga Ngima Sherpa, 14/4/71 (1/1/2028), Patle Tenji Sherpa, 1/6/82, Patle, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Everest Parivar
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462047
Year 2013
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Holly Claire Budge F 1978 UK Assistant Leader Alresford, Hampshire, England Web designer Details Other expeditions
Wayne F. Herrick M 1967 USA Climber Lakewood, Colorado Investor/businessman Details Other expeditions
Reinhard Kaiser M 1961 Germany Climber Singen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Stephanie Kaiser F 1968 Germany Climber Singen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Nurse Details Other expeditions
Torben Halkjaer Kristensen M 1954 Denmark Climber Hobro, Denmark Smith Details Other expeditions
Deborah M. (Debbie) Markham F 1963 USA Climber Arvada, Colorado Director of software development project Details Other expeditions
John T. Martersteck M 1959 USA Climber Arvada, Colorado Project manager Details Other expeditions
Scott Robert Patch M 1968 USA Leader Bozeman, Montana Emergency medical technician Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tendu (Lhakpa Kormu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Patle, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-6, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY13110 - - http://www.summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&nid=220 - - -