Cho Oyu | 2014 NW side
A Nepal expedition to Cho Oyu in 2014 via NW side, led by Lakpa Sherpa. Summit reached on 4th October 2014. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8588 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY14314 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2014 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Nepal |
| Leaders | Lakpa Sherpa |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Ascent 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 | Australia, UK |
| Approach | Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2014-09-17 |
| Summit Date | 2014-10-04 |
| Summit Time | 0830 |
| Summit Days | 17 |
| Total Days | 19 |
| Termination Date | 2014-10-06 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | CBC(17/09,4900m),IC(19/09,5300m),ABC(20/09,5700m),C1(25/09,6100m),C1.5(27/09,6700m),C2(02/10,7100m),C3(03/10,7400m),Smt(04/10) |
| Route Notes | Lakpa led the team consisting of Burke, Watroba and Jangbu. They started the summit push from C3 at 3 am (NST) and got to the top at 8:30 am. The team members stayed on summit for 30 minutes, then returned to C3 where they arrived around 11 am. Same day the team went down to ABC. This is the only team on the mountain on that day. High point for Marriott was 6800m; he was exhausted. Sherpa: Jangbu Sherpa, 20/7/87, Sisuwakhola-9, Sankhuwasabha |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Ascent |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462594 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Patricia Jensen Burke | F | 1968 | Australia/New Zealand | Climber | West Pymble, NSW, Australia | Attorney & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| William (Bill) Marriott | M | 1950 | UK | Climber | Gol Gol, NSW, Australia | Business consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa/Lhakpa Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | Leader | Tamku-9, Makalu-Barun | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Malgorzata Jolanta (Margaret) Watroba | F | 1950 | Australia | Climber | Attadale, WA, Australia | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chitre, Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY14314 | - | - | http://chrisjensenburke.com/blog/ | - | - | - |