Cho Oyu | 2013 NW side
A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2013 via NW side, led by Martin Barnett. Summit reached on 1st October 2013. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8234 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY13311 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2013 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Martin Barnett |
| Sponsor | Adventure Peaks 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 | Ireland, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2013-09-07 |
| Summit Date | 2013-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 0630 |
| Summit Days | 24 |
| Total Days | 27 |
| Termination Date | 2013-10-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 400 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | CBC(07/09,4900m),IC(10/09,5100m),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(20/09,6400m),C2(21/09,7100m),C3(30/09,7500m),Smt(01/10) |
| Route Notes | Allen, Barnett, Good, Rossiter, Trundle, Whitfield, Phurba Wangchu, Ongchu and Lhakpa started their summit push after four hours rest at C3 on 1 October at 12:45 am NST. Barnett, Good, Rossiter, Trundle, Phurba Wangchu and Lhakpa using oxygen reached summit at 6:30 am. The two climbers Allen and Whitfield plus Ongchu got to the top at 7:45 am. They stayed on summit for about 30 minutes and descended to C3 at 9 am. Barnett, Good, Rossiter and Phurba Wangchu continued to C1 and rest of the members and two Sherpas slept at C2. Next day 2 October every body went down to ABC. Ahead of Barnett team there were about six climbers on the summit and behind them coming up were may be about 100 climbers including a Chinese team (about 30 climbers). Sherpas: Phurbu Wangchu Sherpa, 5/12/75, Waku-9, Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse Ongchu, Waku-9 Lakpa, Makalu |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Makalu Adventure |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462180 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael (Mick) Allen | M | 1978 | UK | Climber | Cockermouth, Cumbria, England | Integrity engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin James Barnett | M | 1976 | USA | Leader | Lakewood, Colorado | Alpine trip leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Good | M | 1976 | UK | Climber | - | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Phoebe Rossiter | F | 1982 | UK | Climber | Gatenby, N Yorkshire, England | Pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Kevin Trundle | M | 1980 | Ireland | Climber | Middleton, Cork, Ireland | Pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter David Whitfield | M | 1983 | UK | Climber | London, England | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Waku-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ongchhu Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Waku-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Sherpa | M | 1965 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.