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 | - | - | - |