Cho Oyu | 2014 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2014 via NW side, led by Ben Jones. Summit reached on 29th September 2014. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8575
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Ben Jones
Sponsor	Alpine Ascents International (AAI) 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	UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2014-09-05
Summit Date	2014-09-29
Summit Time	0654
Summit Days	24
Total Days	27
Termination Date	2014-10-02
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	300
Total Members	6
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(05/09,4800m),ABC(09/09,5300m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(24/09,7030m),C3(28/09,7600m),Smt(29/09)
Route Notes	Summit team, composed of all members except Alexander, plus four Sherpas, left C3 at 1:00 am (NST) on 29 September, got to the summit at 6:54 am, returned to C3 at 9:30 am and descended to C1 at 2:30 pm. They were back in ABC on the 30th, left ABC and BC on 2 October and arrived in Kathmandu on the 4th. The summiters were D'Hers, Jones, Morris, Safari and Siewald, plus Sherpas Ang Kancha, Fur Kancha, Kami Rita and Lhakpa Rita. Michael Alexander had dropped out on 24 September. He reached C1 on 23 September with difficulty, then quit the expedition because of exhaustion, and left the team on the 24th. They fixed 1000 feet (300 meters) of rope from 7700m to 8075m (35,500 to 26,500 feet), from slightly above C3 through the Yellow Band and above it. Bottled oxygen was used by Jones and Lhakpa Rita up from C3 to the summit and down until it ran out. The other summiting members used in up from C2 to C3, slept on it in C3, and used it continously up from C3 to the top and down as long as it lasted. Sherpa summiters: Ang Nuru Sherpa, 5/12/81, Thamiteng, Everest X2 Fur Kancha Sherpa, 17/1/77, Thami, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X9 Kami Rita Sherpa, 17/1/70, Thami, Cho Oyu X6, Everest X19, Lhotse X1 Lhakpa Rita Sherpa, 9/9/66, originally from Thami but now lives in Shoreline, Washington, USA
Accidents	Alexander's exhaustion
Achievement	-
Agency	Shangri-La Nepal Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462589
Year	2014
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	62194
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Michael P.
Last Name	Alexander
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Great Falls, Virginia
Occupation	Real estate management (owns apartments)
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)	6400
Summit Date 1	2014-09-23
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	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434983
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael p. alexander
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62195
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Thierry Jean Yves
Last Name	D'Hers
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Redmond, Washington
Occupation	Programmer at software company
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	2014-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0654
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to C3, slept on it in C3, C3 to smt & down until ran out
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	2438138
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thierry jean yves d'hers
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62196
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Benjamin Mason (Ben)
Last Name	Jones
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Jackson, Wyoming
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	2014-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0654
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to smt and down until it ran out
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	2441686
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benjamin mason (ben) jones
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	62197
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	David
Last Name	Morris
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Irvine, California
Occupation	Electrical engineer
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	2014-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0654
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to C3, slept on it in C3, C3 to smt & down until ran out
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	2437255
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david morris
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62198
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Sara
Last Name	Safari
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Irvine, California
Occupation	Electrical engineer
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	2014-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0654
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to C3, slept on it in C3, C3 to smt & down until ran out
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	2442743
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sara safari
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62199
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Trudi Anne
Last Name	Seiwald
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Alameda, California
Occupation	Housewife
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	2014-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0654
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to C3, slept on it in C3, C3 to smt & down until ran out
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	2434798
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	trudi anne seiwald
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	62200
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Ang Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamiteng, Khumbu
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	2014-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0654
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to C3, slept on it in C3, C3 to smt & down until ran out
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	2442877
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	62201
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Phura Kancha (Fur Kancha)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
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	2014-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0654
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to C3, slept on it in C3, C3 to smt & down until ran out
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	4th ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Mingma Chhiri
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441098
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phura kancha (fur kancha) sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	62202
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Kami Rita (Topke)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
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	2014-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0654
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to C3, slept on it in C3, C3 to smt & down until ran out
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	7th ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Lhakpa Rita
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438548
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami rita (topke) sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	62203
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY14305
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2014
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
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	2014-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0654
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to smt and down until it ran out
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	10th ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Kami Rita (Topke)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437326
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2014
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Michael P. Alexander	M	1960	USA	Climber	Great Falls, Virginia	Real estate management (owns apartments)	Details Other expeditions
Thierry Jean Yves D'Hers	M	1968	USA	Climber	Redmond, Washington	Programmer at software company	Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Mason (Ben) Jones	M	1978	USA	Leader	Jackson, Wyoming	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
David Morris	M	1966	UK	Climber	Irvine, California	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Sara Safari	F	1981	USA	Climber	Irvine, California	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Trudi Anne Seiwald	F	1959	USA	Climber	Alameda, California	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Ang Norbu Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamiteng, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phura Kancha (Fur Kancha) Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.