Cho Oyu | 2014 NW side

A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 2014 via NW side, led by Steve Moffat. Summit reached on 30th September 2014. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8619
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY14328
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2014
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Steve Moffat
Sponsor Adventure Consultants 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, Czech Republic, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2014-09-04
Summit Date 2014-09-30
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 26
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2014-10-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 8
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 BC(04/09,4800m),ABC(08/09,5650m),C1(16/09,6400m),C1.5(21/09,6700m),C2(29/09,7100m),Smt(30/09)
Route Notes Very nice weather this year with no major storm cycles through out the acclimatization phrase, only a couple of windy days when the jet stream moved south onto the Himalayas. Charles Mixon left due to business issues back home. Jan Bajer and Stewart Dennis suffered from non-altitude health issues.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462590
Year 2014
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

19 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jan Bajer M 1972 Czech Republic Climber Karlik, Czech Republic IT expert Details Other expeditions
Matthew Benson Chessor M 1984 Australia Assistant Leader Queenstown, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Christopher Corcoran M 1979 UK Climber Wrexham, England - Details Other expeditions
Spencer Cullis M 1973 UK Climber Wrexham, England Architectural technician Details Other expeditions
Stewart Dennis M 1962 Australia Climber Dickson, ACT, Australia Teacher Details Other expeditions
Danny John Guard M 1966 New Zealand Climber Nelson, New Zealand Engineer Details Other expeditions
Michael Geoffrey Heydon M 1978 New Zealand Climber Wellington, New Zealand Camera operator Details Other expeditions
Steven David Moffat M 1972 New Zealand Leader Wanaka, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Charles M. Mixon M 1955 USA Climber Atlanta, Georgia Commercial property businessman Details Other expeditions
Rachel Joanna Slater F 1972 UK Climber London, England Research fellow Details Other expeditions
Roy Alan Wells M 1958 Australia Climber Greenwith, SA, Australia General manager of manufacturing company Details Other expeditions
Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal Sirdar Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Tenje (Lhakpa Tenzing) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sange Dorje Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Bhote M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Shera (Ang Ngawang) Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Namgyal Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Khiraule, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Rinji (Rinzin) Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Gorakhani-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY14328 - - http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/ChoOyu_Dispatch2014/ - - -