Cho Oyu | 2014 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2014 via NW side, led by Benjamin Kane. Summit reached on 30th September 2014. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8561
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY14301
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Benjamin Kane
Sponsor	Asian Trekking Cho Oyu Expedition 2014
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	Kodari->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2014-09-08
Summit Date	2014-09-30
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	22
Total Days	23
Termination Date	2014-10-01
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7600m due to cold and worry about frostbite
High Point (m)	7600
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
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(08/09,4900m),ABC(12/09,5700m),C1(18/09,6400m),C2(29/09,7100m),xxx(30/09,7000m)
Route Notes	BC 08/09 4900m ABC 12/09 5700m C1 18/09 6400m C2 29/09 7100m HPt 30/09 at 7600m by Kane at 3 am (NST). Kane left C2 at 11 pm (NST) on 29 Sept. Weather was calm and not too cold. At about 2:30 am the wind picked up and it got a lot colder. As he was worried about his feet, he decided to turn back. He descended to C2, where he arrived at 5 am, and stayed there for 2 hours. He then continued to ABC, where he arrived at 4 pm.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462590
Year	2014
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	62105
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Benjamin James
Last Name	Kane
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	City Beach, WA, Australia
Occupation	Rigger
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)	7600
Summit Date 1	2014-09-30
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	2442746
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benjamin james kane
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Benjamin James Kane	M	1981	Australia	Leader	City Beach, WA, Australia	Rigger	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.