Cho Oyu | 2013 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2013 via NW side, led by Toru Shimada. Summit reached on 21st September 2013. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8189
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY13310
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2013
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Toru Shimada
Sponsor	Taro Treks Cho Oyu Expedition
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	2013-09-07
Summit Date	2013-09-21
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	14
Total Days	28
Termination Date	2013-10-05
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7200m due to difficulty breathing
High Point (m)	7200
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(07/09,5000m),ABC(10/09,5800m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(21/09,7200m),xxx(21/09,7200m)
Route Notes	BC 07 Sep 5000m ABC 10 Sep 5800m C1 16 Sep 6400m C2 21 Sep 7200m HPt 21 Sep 7200m C2 by Shimada. On his way to C2, Shimada had problems breathing. When got to C2, he found it very hard to sleep and to breathe and so he decided to abandon his attempt. On 22 Sept he descended to ABC. He stayed at ABC until 5 Oct as they were having problems organising the yaks.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Taro Treks (Monterosa Treks pmt)
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462170
Year	2013
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	59920
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY13310
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Toru
Last Name	Shimada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Occupation	Retired local city government official
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)	7200
Summit Date 1	2013-09-21
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2431257
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	toru shimada
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	64
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	62909
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY13310
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2013
Season	3
First Name	Ningma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	7200
Summit Date 1	2013-09-21
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	-50
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ningma sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Toru Shimada	M	1949	Japan	Leader	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan	Retired local city government official	Details Other expeditions
Ningma Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.