Cho Oyu | 2014 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2014 via NW side, led by Andrea Rigotti. Summit reached on 17th May 2014. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8399
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY14105
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Andrea Rigotti
Sponsor	Andrea on Cho Oyu
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	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2014-04-21
Summit Date	2014-05-17
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	26
Total Days	28
Termination Date	2014-05-19
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7800m due to coldness in hands and feet
High Point (m)	7800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
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	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(21/04,4800m),ABC(23/04,5700m),C1(28/04,6460m),C2(15/05,7160m),C3(16/05,7680m),xxx(17/05,7800m)
Route Notes	Rigotti and Dawa started their summit bid from C3 at 00:45 hours (NST) on 17 May. When they reached at 7800m around 03:15 hours, Rigotti realized that his left hand and right foot started losing sensitivity. Then he decided to turn around and went down to C3 where they arrived at 04:00 hours. They started at 08:00 hours to go down and arrived at ABC around 18:00 hours. Sherpa: Dawa Chhiring Sherpa, 25/10/1988, from Kangchenjunga area
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462409
Year	2014
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	61318
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14105
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Andrea
Last Name	Rigotti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	South Yarra Victoria, Australia
Occupation	IT consultant
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)	7800
Summit Date 1	2014-05-17
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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2440685
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrea rigotti
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	61319
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14105
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Chhiring
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lelep-8, Taplejung
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)	7800
Summit Date 1	2014-05-17
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	(1988-2022) Died 2 Oct 2022 on Manaslu due to avalanche
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2445407
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa chhiring sherpa
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Andrea Rigotti	M	1975	Australia	Leader	South Yarra Victoria, Australia	IT consultant	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Chhiring Sherpa	M	1988	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lelep-8, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.