Cho Oyu | 2018 NW side

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 2018 via NW side, led by Franck Tessier. Summit reached on 13th May 2018. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9787
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY18104
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2018
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Franck Tessier
Sponsor French Cho Oyu Expedition 2018
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 Syrabru Besi->Rasuwa->Gerong->BC by vehicle
Basecamp Date 2018-04-16
Summit Date 2018-05-13
Summit Time 1315
Summit Days 27
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2018-05-15
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 CBC(16/04,4800m),ABC(21/04/5700m),C1(22/04,6400m),C2(01/05,7200m),Smt(13/05)
Route Notes CBC 16/04 4800m ABC 22/04 5700m C1 22/04 6400m C2 01/05 7200m Smt 13/05 by Tessier at 3:30 pm CST (1:15 pm NST). Tessier went from ABC to C2 directly on 11/05. He stayed two nights at C2 and left for the summit at 1:30 am (CST) on 13/05. The weather was cold with light winds. He stayed for an hour and descended to C2, where he arrived at 7 pm. On 14/05 he dismantled his C2, descended to C1. He tried to dismantle his tent at C1, but it was frozen to the ground and he could not remove it as it was covered in ice. He continued to ABC. When he was at C2 he spoke to the young South Korean (with Satori) and told him to go down with him, but the Korean said that he wanted to stay. When Tessier was at ABC, there was a rescue team who brought the South Korean down to C1. He was very unwell and apparently died at C1 on 15/05. Oxygen: not taken, not used
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460315
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Franck Jean Abel Tessier M 1961 France Leader Greolieres, Alpes-Maritimes, France - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.