Cho Oyu | 2016 NW side

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2016 via NW side, led by Emanuele Foglia. Summit reached on 30th September 2016. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9222
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY16312
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Emanuele Foglia
Sponsor	Italian 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	-
Approach	Lhasa->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2016-09-05
Summit Date	2016-09-30
Summit Time	1315
Summit Days	25
Total Days	28
Termination Date	2016-10-03
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(05/09,5700m),C1(09/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7150m),C3(29/09,7600m),Smt(30/09)
Route Notes	Summit team started from C3 at 3:30 am on 30 Sept, summited at 13:15 pm, stayed 15 minutes, then descended to C3 arriving at 17:00 pm. Perfect day weatherwise. Oxygen: Not used Sherpa: Nuru, Khumbu Valley
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Prestige Adventure
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	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	67273
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16312
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Emanuele
Last Name	Foglia
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Novalesa, Turin, Italy
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7150
Summit Date 1	2016-09-28
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2442238
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	emanuele foglia
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	67274
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16312
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Sergio
Last Name	Tettamanti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Cabbio, L'Aquila, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	7150
Summit Date 1	2016-09-28
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2438675
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sergio tettamanti
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67275
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16312
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Giovanni
Last Name	Blanchetti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Niardo, Brescia, Italy
Occupation	Building factory
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)	7150
Summit Date 1	2016-09-28
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2436656
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	giovanni blanchetti
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67276
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16312
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Eumir Lorenzo
Last Name	Martinelli
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Bormio, Sondrio, Italy
Occupation	Police 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	2016-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1315
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441075
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eumir lorenzo martinelli
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	67277
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY16312
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	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	1315
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-126
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Emanuele Foglia	M	1980	Italy	Leader	Novalesa, Turin, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Sergio Tettamanti	M	1970	Italy	Climber	Cabbio, L'Aquila, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Giovanni Blanchetti	M	1964	Italy	Climber	Niardo, Brescia, Italy	Building factory	Details Other expeditions
Eumir Lorenzo Martinelli	M	1977	Italy	Climber	Bormio, Sondrio, Italy	Police officer	Details Other expeditions
Nuru Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9792
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY16312
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://mlgmountainguide.com/cho-oyu-8201-mt-29-09-2016-vetta/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Italian
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9793
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY16312
Reference ID	02
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2016/10/17/sulla-vetta-dellhimalaya-senza-bombole-dossigeno-limpresa-di-un-poliziotto-italiano/3103474/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Italian
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY16312	-	-	http://mlgmountainguide.com/cho-oyu-8201-mt-29-09-2016-vetta/	-	-	-
CHOY16312	-	-	http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2016/10/17/sulla-vetta-dellhimalaya-senza-bombole-dossigeno-limpresa-di-un-poliziotto-italiano/3103474/	-	-	-