Cho Oyu | 2014 NW side

A Switzerland expedition to Cho Oyu in 2014 via NW side, led by Peter Schatzl. Summit reached on 17th May 2014. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8469
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Peter Schatzl
Sponsor	Kobler & Partner Cho Oyu Expedition 2014
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	Austria, Germany
Approach	From Xixabangma BC to Cho Oyu BC directly
Basecamp Date	2014-05-12
Summit Date	2014-05-17
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	5
Total Days	9
Termination Date	2014-05-21
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
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(12/05,4900m),ABC(13/05,5700m),C1(14/05,6400m),C2(15/05,7000m),C3(16/05,7400m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes	The team acclimatized on Shishapangma, failed there, then joined directly to Cho Oyu BC and started directly its ascent. On summit day, left C3 at 2 am, reached the summit at 10 am, and went abck to ABC the same day at 6 pm. Members Alznauer and Schneller left early around mid-April. Rombach had high point at 7000m (C2). Waelti had high point at 8000m. Sherpas: Kanchha Lama Sherpa, 19/11/82, Taksindu-2 Pemba Sherpa, 24/1/76, Lelep-8 Tenji Sherpa, 16/4/81, Tapting-7 Landuk Sherpa, 27/3/87, Lelep-9
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Active Holiday Nepal Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462454
Year	2014
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	61621
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Miroslaw
Last Name	Alznauer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Kleines Wiesental, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2435005
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	miroslaw alznauer
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61622
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Felix
Last Name	Brandt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Arosa, Graubunden, Switzerland
Occupation	Janitor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2014-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434288
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	felix brandt
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61623
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Rolf
Last Name	Rombach
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Furwangen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Occupation	IT manager
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2014-05-15
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434305
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rolf rombach
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61624
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Schatzl
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Elsbethen, Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2014-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	(1973-2016) Died 28 April 2016 from fall into crevasse at Mingbo La
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439871
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter schatzl
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	61625
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Christian
Last Name	Schneller
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Employed
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2437715
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christian schneller
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61626
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Tobias
Last Name	Waelti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1992
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Aarburg, Aargau, Switzerland
Occupation	Mechanic
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2446680
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tobias waelti
Year of Birth	1992
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	61627
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Kanchha Lama
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Taksindu-2, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2014-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443229
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kanchha lama sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	61628
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Pemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	38
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2014-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440744
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba sherpa
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	61629
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Tenji
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tapting-7, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2014-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442648
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tenji sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	61630
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14110
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	1
First Name	Landuk (Lundup)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lelep-9, 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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2014-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444813
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	landuk (lundup) sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Miroslaw Alznauer	M	1960	Germany	Climber	Kleines Wiesental, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Felix Brandt	M	1958	Switzerland	Climber	Arosa, Graubunden, Switzerland	Janitor	Details Other expeditions
Rolf Rombach	M	1958	Germany	Climber	Furwangen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany	IT manager	Details Other expeditions
Peter Schatzl	M	1973	Austria	Leader	Elsbethen, Salzburg, Austria	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Christian Schneller	M	1967	Germany	Climber	Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany	Employed	Details Other expeditions
Tobias Waelti	M	1992	Switzerland	Climber	Aarburg, Aargau, Switzerland	Mechanic	Details Other expeditions
Kanchha Lama Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Taksindu-2, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa	M	1976	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lelep-8, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions
Tenji Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tapting-7, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Landuk (Lundup) Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lelep-9, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.