Cho Oyu | 2015 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2015 via NW side, led by Peter Hamel. Summit reached on 23rd April 2015. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10526
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY15111
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2015
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Peter Hamel
Sponsor	American Cho Oyu Expedition 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	By jeep from KTM to Khodari to BC
Basecamp Date	2015-04-17
Summit Date	2015-04-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	6
Total Days	10
Termination Date	2015-04-27
Termination Reason	14
Termination Notes	Abandoned due to earthquake
High Point (m)	6000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(17/04,5600m),xxx(23/04,6000m)
Route Notes	Hame; tried to scale Cho Oyu alone in Spring 2015. He reached highpoint at 6000m on acclimatization rotation on 23 Apr. All further climbing prohibited by Chinese government after earthquake. Left BC on 27 or 28 Apr. On the way out he drove to Lhasa, then flight to Bejing, travelled in China a bit.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462211
Year	2015
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Peter Samson Hamel	M	1979	USA	Leader	Boulder, Colorado	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.