Cho Oyu | 2015 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2015 via NW side, led by John Spencer. Summit reached on 22nd April 2015. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8787
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY15105
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2015
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	John Spencer
Sponsor	Team Health Cho Oyu 2015
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	2015-04-19
Summit Date	2015-04-22
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	3
Total Days	11
Termination Date	2015-04-30
Termination Reason	14
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5700m due to earthquake
High Point (m)	5700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(19/04,4900m),ABC(22/04,5700m),xxx(22/04)
Route Notes	BC 19/04 4900m ABC 22/04 5700m HPt 22/04 5700m by Spencer, Fitzpatrick. We were all waiting for conditions to improve and then the earthquake occured. This triggered a huge avalanche that happened on the mountain opposite the camps, so fortunately there were no accidents or injuries on Cho Oyu as a result of the earthquake. The weather appeared to be improving and we were confident of making some progress, but a meeting was called on 29th April and we were informed by the Chinese liaison officer that the Chinese and Tibetan Mountaineering Association along with the Chinese government had decided to close all 8000m mountains in Tibet and that we would all be evacuated to Lhasa.
Accidents
Achievement	-
Agency	Dream Himalaya Adventures/Infinite Mountain Adv
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462795
Year	2015
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Unknown
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	63711
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY15105
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	John
Last Name	Spencer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia
Occupation	Mental health nurse
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)	5700
Summit Date 1	2015-04-22
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436171
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john spencer
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	63713
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY15105
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Glen
Last Name	Fitzpatrick
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Occupation	Mental health nurse
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	5700
Summit Date 1	2015-04-22
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2435630
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	glen fitzpatrick
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
John Spencer	M	1963	Australia	Leader	Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia	Mental health nurse	Details Other expeditions
Glen Fitzpatrick	M	1962	Australia	Climber	Gold Coast, QLD, Australia	Mental health nurse	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.