Cho Oyu | 2013 NW side
A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2013 via NW side, led by Alexander Barber. Summit reached on 1st October 2013. 1 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8242 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY13312 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2013 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Alexander Barber |
| Sponsor | 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 | - |
| Approach | Kodari->Nyalam->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2013-09-11 |
| Summit Date | 2013-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 0820 |
| Summit Days | 20 |
| Total Days | 22 |
| Termination Date | 2013-10-03 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(11/09,4600m),ABC(13/09,5700m),C1(18/09,6400m),C2(20/09,7100m),C3(30/09,7400m),Smt(01/10) |
| Route Notes | Barber left C3 at 12:40 am on 1 Oct. It was warm and calm with a layer of thin cloud. He stayed about 20 minutes on the summit and about 15 minutes later 8 more people arrived on the top. He descended to ABC, where he arrived at 6 pm. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| 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 | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
1 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Daniel (Alex) Barber | M | 1988 | USA | Leader | Tustin, California | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.