Cho Oyu | 2016 NW side
A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 2016 via NW side, led by Joachim Alle. Summit reached on 3rd October 2016. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9213 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY16313 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2016 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Joachim Alle |
| Sponsor | DAV Schwaben 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 | Austria |
| Approach | Lhasa->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2016-09-11 |
| Summit Date | 2016-10-03 |
| Summit Time | 0900 |
| Summit Days | 22 |
| Total Days | 27 |
| Termination Date | 2016-10-08 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| 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(11/09,5000m),ABC(14/09,5700m),C1(20/09,6400m),C1.5(27/09,6800m),C2(28/09,7140m),Smt(03-04/10) |
| Route Notes | BC 11/09 5000m ABC 14/09 700m C1 20/09 6400m C1.5 27/09 6800m C2 28/09 7140m Smt 03/10 by Pfeffer, Krautgartner, Chhiring Dorje at 9 am Smt 04/10 by Schuller at 8:45 am, Alle at 11:15 am, Chhiring Dorje (again) at 8:45 am 3 Oct summit team left C2 at 11:22 pm on 2 Oct. Weather was clear and calm. They stayed about half a hour on the summit and descended to C2, where they arrived at noon. Pfeffer and Krautgartner descended to ABC, where they arrived at 6 pm. 4 Oct summit team left C2 at 11 pm. Weather was clear and calm. They spent about 10 minutes on the summit and descended to C2, where they arrived between 1 pm and 5 pm. Chhiring Dorje descended to C2 after his first summit success and summited again from C2 on 4 Oct. Weiss reached 7650m on 4 Oct. He left C2 at 11:30 pm. He was not able to catch up with his other two teammates and felt left alone on the mountain. He mentally could not cope with being left alone on the mountain and returned to C2. Felsenstein reached Camp 1.5 at 6800m on 27 Sept. He was told by Chhiring Dorje that he was incapable to climb the mountain and decided to abandon the climb. He was mentally not ready to climb. Oxygen: Not taken, not used by members From C2 to top to C2 by Chhiring Dorje |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Rolwaling Excursion |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2463326 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joachim Reinhold Alle | M | 1964 | Germany | Leader | Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Social worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Erwin Pfeffer | M | 1969 | Austria | Climber | Mank, Lower Austria, Austria | Construction manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Guido Schuller | M | 1963 | Germany | Climber | Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Harald Weiss | M | 1966 | Germany | Climber | Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthias Robert Felenstein | M | 1952 | Germany | Exp Doctor | Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Georg Krautgartner | M | 1964 | Austria | Climber | Mariazell, Styria, Austria | Forester | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhiring Dorje Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.