Cho Oyu | 2016 NW side

A Nepal expedition to Cho Oyu in 2016 via NW side, led by Pemba Norbu Sherpa. Summit reached on 7th May 2016. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9043
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY16106
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Pemba Norbu Sherpa
Sponsor	Wild Yak Expeditions Cho Oyu 2016
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	Switzerland
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2016-04-30
Summit Date	2016-05-07
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	7
Total Days	8
Termination Date	2016-05-08
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7600m due to bad weather
High Point (m)	7600
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
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	Summited Everest on 21 May (EVER-161-71)
Campsites	BC(30/04,4900m),ABC(01/05,5700m),C1(05/05,6400m),C2(06/05,7300m),xxx(07/05,7600m)
Route Notes	Team abandoned climb at 7600m due to strong wind, very cold, no oxygen. Fixed rope: about 800m from C1 to C2 and C2 to C3 was fixed by others. After Cho Oyu, the team went to Everest and summited on 21 May.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Wild Yak Expeditions
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2463177
Year	2016
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Field	Value
ID	65651
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16106
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Andrea Ursina
Last Name	Zimmermann
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Verossaz, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Expedition organizer
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)	7600
Summit Date 1	2016-05-07
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2440932
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrea ursina zimmermann
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Andrea Ursina Zimmermann	F	1976	Switzerland	Climber	Verossaz, Valais, Switzerland	Expedition organizer	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Norbu/Nurbu Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	Leader	Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions

Field	Value
ID	9516
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY16106
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://andreazimi.blogspot.com
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	French
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY16106	-	-	http://andreazimi.blogspot.com	-	-	-