Cho Oyu | 2015 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2015 via NW side, led by Daniel Nash. Summit reached on 26th April 2015. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8788
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY15106
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Daniel Nash
Sponsor Satori Adventures Cho Oyu Expedition Spring 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 Georgia, Germany, Czech Republic, New Zealand
Approach Kodari->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2015-04-16
Summit Date 2015-04-26
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2015-05-01
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to earthquake
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(16/04,4900m),ABC(23/04,5700m),xxx(26/04,6000m)
Route Notes BC 16/04 4900m ABC 23/04 5700m HPt 26/04 6000m by all members and Sherpas. The team was having lunch at ABC when the earthquake hit. They saw several avalanches coming down from the mountain. When the Chinese government decided to close all the mountains they were forced to abandon the expedition. As they were unable to go to Nepal because of the destroyed roads, the CTMA transported them back to Lhasa.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Snowy Horizon Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462799
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Joy Christine Deerness F 1949 New Zealand Climber Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand Therapist Details Other expeditions
Jennifer Kent F 1958 New Zealand Climber Auckland, New Zealand Gardener Details Other expeditions
Christof Kourgialis M 1963 Germany Climber Bavaria, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Daniel Nash M 1968 USA Leader Nixa, Missouri Guide & owner of Satori Expeditions Details Other expeditions
Arthur Francis Smith M 1971 New Zealand Climber Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zeland Manager Details Other expeditions
Avtandil Tsintsadze M 1963 Georgia Climber Tbilisi, Georgia Physician Details Other expeditions
Sarji Akimidze M 1965 Georgia Climber Tbilisi, Georgia Script writer Details Other expeditions
Martin Kolouch M 1972 Czech Republic Climber Prague, Czech Republic Restructuring company manager Details Other expeditions
Mingma Temba Sherpa M 1980 Nepal Sirdar Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nuru Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima (Ngima, Maila) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Sikli, Jubing, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gombu Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Phutar Sherpa M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY15106 - - http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2015/04/26/nixa-man-stuck-nepal-mountain-earthquake/26415863/ - - -