Cho Oyu | 2016 NW side

A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 2016 via NW side, led by Mike Roberts. Summit reached on 30th September 2016. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9218
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Mike Roberts
Sponsor	Adventure Consultants 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, Japan, Switzerland, USA
Approach	Lhasa->Shigatse->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2016-09-06
Summit Date	2016-09-30
Summit Time	0830
Summit Days	24
Total Days	28
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	5
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
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(06/09,5000m),ABC(10/09,5700m),C1(16/09,6400m),C1.5(18/09,6800m),C2(28/09,7140m),Smt(30/09,01/10)
Route Notes	BC 06/09 5000m ABC 10/09 5700m C1 16/09 6400m C1.5 18/09 6800m C2 28/09 7140m Smt 30/09 by Zinn, Dawa Jangbu, Rinji at 8:30 am Smt 01/10 by Lamon, Roberts, Nima Tshering, Lhakpa Dorjee at 7:45 am. 30 Sept Summit team, Roberts and Lamon left C2 at 12:30 am. After about half an hour Roberts and Lamon turned back due to stomach problems by Lamon. Zinn, Dawa Jangbu and Rinji carried on. Straightforward climb. They spent abput 30 minutes on the summit and descended to C1, where they arrived at 6:30 pm. 1 Oct summit team left C2 at 11:20 pm. Straightforward climb. They spent about 45 minutes on the summit. On the descent Lamon started to have severe abdominal pain. Roberts had to assist her in getting down to C3 (dependent abseil on the Yellow Band). At C3 Lamon agreed to take some painkillers and they descended to C2, where they arrived at 12:30 pm. Hallinan reached ABC on 10 Sept. He had a respiratory infection as well as an altitude-induced asthmatic reaction. He left BC on 13 Sept. Fukunaga reached C1 on 14 Sept. On 15 Sept he left the expedition due to personal safety concerns and lack of fitness. Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 by members and Sherpas. Sherpas: Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu), Pangboche, 22/04/1973 Rinji (Rinzin), Gorakhani-5, Solukhumbu, 26/07/1975 Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri), Phortse, 22/04/1972 Lhakpa Dorje, Sanam, Gudel, Solukhumbu, 16/11/1961
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2463323
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	67220
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Michael John (Mike)
Last Name	Roberts
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Wanaka, New Zealand
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	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	0745
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
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	2435461
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael john (mike) roberts
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	67221
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Craig
Last Name	Hallinan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Carrington, Australia
Occupation	Self-employed
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5700
Summit Date 1	2016-09-10
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	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2437025
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	craig hallinan
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67222
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Kai George
Last Name	Zinn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Altadena, California
Occupation	Biology professor
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	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2016-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
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
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	2433232
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kai george zinn
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67223
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Roxane
Last Name	Lamon
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Switzerland
Occupation	Crime scene officer
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	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	0745
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
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2016-10-01
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	8000
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441495
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	roxane lamon
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67224
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Katsuya
Last Name	Fukunaga
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Attorney
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2016-09-14
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	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2442472
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	katsuya fukunaga
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67225
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, 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	2016-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
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
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	4th ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439696
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa jangbu (da jangbu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67226
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Rinji (Rinzin)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gorakhani-5, Solukhumbu
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	2016-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
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
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440519
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rinji (rinzin) sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67227
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	44
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	0745
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
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	2439332
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima tshering (ngima chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	67228
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu
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	0745
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
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Lhakpa Tenzing
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435533
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Michael John (Mike) Roberts	M	1961	New Zealand	Leader	Wanaka, New Zealand	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Craig Hallinan	M	1965	Australia	Climber	Carrington, Australia	Self-employed	Details Other expeditions
Kai George Zinn	M	1955	USA	Climber	Altadena, California	Biology professor	Details Other expeditions
Roxane Lamon	F	1978	Switzerland	Climber	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, Switzerland	Crime scene officer	Details Other expeditions
Katsuya Fukunaga	M	1980	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu) Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Rinji (Rinzin) Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gorakhani-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa	M	1961	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9789
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY16306
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/ChoOyu_Dispatches2016/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY16306	-	-	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/ChoOyu_Dispatches2016/	-	-	-