Cho Oyu | 2016 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2016 via NW side, led by Adrian Ballinger. Summit reached on 1st October 2016. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9214
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY16302
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Adrian Ballinger
Sponsor	Alpenglow Lightning Ascent Cho Oyu Expedition 2016
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	USA
Approach	Chengdu->Lhasa->Shigatse->CBC
Basecamp Date	2016-09-23
Summit Date	2016-10-01
Summit Time	0815
Summit Days	8
Total Days	10
Termination Date	2016-10-03
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	True
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	1
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(23/09,4800m),ABC(24/09,5650m),C1(28/09,6400m),C2(30/09,7200m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes	Team started from C2 at 1:15 am on 1 Oct, summited at 8:15 am, stayed 1 hour, the descended to ABC at 8 pm. Amazing warm conditions. Thin leather gloves, down suit too warm. Only 14 climbers on mountain total, perfect summit day. Emily and Adrian made complete ski descent from summit to C1, away from fixed ropes for main ski. Oxygen: Members climbing from C2 to smt, then down to finish of skiing in C1 Sherpa from C2 to smt to C2.
Accidents	-
Achievement	Executed entire expedition in less than 2 weeks round trip (door-to-door) from USA
Agency	Shangri-La Nepal Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2463324
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	67175
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Adrian John
Last Name	Ballinger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Olympic Valley, California
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	True
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2016-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to smt to C1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440732
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	adrian john ballinger
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	67176
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Emily Anne
Last Name	Harrington
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Olympic Valley, California
Occupation	Professional alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	True
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2016-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to smt to C1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444548
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	emily anne harrington
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67177
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Rinji
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2016-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to smt to C2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441059
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang rinji sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67178
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1995
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7200
Summit Date 1	2016-09-30
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	Son of Panuru Sherpa
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2447971
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1995
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Adrian John Ballinger	M	1976	UK	Leader	Olympic Valley, California	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Emily Anne Harrington	F	1986	USA	Climber	Olympic Valley, California	Professional alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rinji Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1995	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9784
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY16302
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/articles/how-adrian-ballinger-demolished-the-cho-oyu-summit-speed-record-w443787
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9785
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY16302
Reference ID	02
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.vogue.com/13489548/climbing-couple-summit-everest-cho-oyu-speed-climb-adrian-ballinger-emily-harrington/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9787
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY16302
Reference ID	03
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://alpenglowexpeditions.com/blog/category/rapid-ascent/cho-oyu/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY16302	-	-	http://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/articles/how-adrian-ballinger-demolished-the-cho-oyu-summit-speed-record-w443787	-	-	-
CHOY16302	-	-	http://www.vogue.com/13489548/climbing-couple-summit-everest-cho-oyu-speed-climb-adrian-ballinger-emily-harrington/	-	-	-
CHOY16302	-	-	https://alpenglowexpeditions.com/blog/category/rapid-ascent/cho-oyu/	-	-	-