Cho Oyu | 2016 NW side
A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2016 via NW side, led by Mike Hamill. Summit reached on 2nd October 2016. 26 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9217 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY16305 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2016 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Mike Hamill |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Guides (IMG) 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 | Australia, Germany, Canada, Czech Republic, UK |
| Approach | Lhasa->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2016-09-08 |
| Summit Date | 2016-10-02 |
| Summit Time | 0630 |
| Summit Days | 24 |
| Total Days | 26 |
| Termination Date | 2016-10-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 8 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 11 |
| Summit Hired | 10 |
| 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(08/09,5000m),ABC(12/09,5700m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(30/09,7140m),C3(01/10,7350m),Smt(02/10) |
| Route Notes | BC 08/09 5000m ABC 12/09 5700m C1 16/09 6400m C2 30/09 7140m C3 01/10 7350m Smt 02/10 by Werner, Payman, Barber, Yun Pan, Mauro, Hamill, Glass, Mannix, plus 10 Sherpas between 6:30 and 8:30 am. Summit team left C3 at 2 am. Straightforward climb. They spent about half an hour on the summit and Mauro, Werner, Barber and all Sherpas descended to ABC, where they arrived at 6 pm. The rest of the summit team spent the night at C1, where they arrived at noon. Gottschalk reached C1 on 16 Sept; she did not like the downtime on the expedition and quit. Barnett, Peterka and Diani reached the top of the ice cliff at 6800m on 17 Sept. They turned out not to be strong enough to climb. Susainathan reached lake camp at 6000m. He was not prepared for a mountaineering expedition (he thought he was going to go trekking). Pennie and Guthrie reached C1 at 16 Sept. Both had problems with the altitude and quit. Shapiro reached lake camp at 6000m; he was too weak to carry on. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by members and Sherpas. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Beyul Adventure |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463325 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
26 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Aaron Hamill | M | 1977 | USA | Leader | Seattle, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Simon John Barnett | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Crowborough, E Sussex, England | Data analyst | Details Other expeditions |
| Greg J. Barber | M | 1964 | Canada | Climber | North Vancouver, British Colombia | General manager | Details Other expeditions |
| James Allen Diani | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Sunnyvale, California | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dallas Wilson Glass | M | 1981 | USA | Climber | Seattle, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Elizabeth P. Gottschalk | F | 1957 | USA | Climber | Jersey City, New Jersey | Retired attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael David Guthrie | M | 1965 | USA | Climber | Kennewick, Washington | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Damian John Mannix | M | 1970 | Australia | Climber | Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick Gerard Mauro II | M | 1985 | USA | Climber | New York, New York | Data scientist | Details Other expeditions |
| Yun Pan | M | 1985 | USA | Climber | Lynn, Massachusetts | Network engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexander Payman | M | 1971 | UK | Climber | London, England | Supervisor | Details Other expeditions |
| Jiri Peterka | M | 1987 | Czech Republic | Climber | Wembley, England | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Richard Pennie | M | 1945 | USA | Climber | Minneapolis, Minnnesota | Investment manager | Details Other expeditions |
| John T. Shapiro | M | 1951 | USA | Climber | Canton, Massachusetts | Consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Susainathan | M | 1961 | Australia | Climber | Narellan Vale, NSW, Australia | Mechanical fitter | Details Other expeditions |
| Moritz Maximillian Johann Werner | M | 1981 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Phu Nuru (Phunuru) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | Sirdar | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Dorje Sherpa | M | 1965 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhewang Lendu (Tsewang Lendu) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Kami Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pemba Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yilajung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Rita Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tshering Sherpa | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Nima Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY16305 | - | - | http://www.mountainguides.com/wordpress/climb/cho-oyu/ | - | - | - |