Cho Oyu | 2018 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2018 via NW side, led by Adrian Ballinger. Summit reached on 26th September 2018. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10038
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY18306
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Adrian Ballinger
Sponsor Alpenglow Expeditions Cho Oyu Rapid Ascent 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 Ecuador, USA
Approach Flight to Lhasa->Tingri->Cho OYu BC
Basecamp Date 2018-09-07
Summit Date 2018-09-26
Summit Time 0730
Summit Days 19
Total Days 20
Termination Date 2018-09-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 1500
Total Members 8
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 12
Summit Hired 5
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 CBC(07/09,4800m),ABC(09/09,5800m),C1(17/09,6400m),C2(25/09,7000m),Smt(26-27/09)
Route Notes Both summit teams left C2 at 1:15 am, summited at 7:30 am, stayed 1 hour, then descended to ABC. Good weather. Caroline Gleich and Rob Lea skied from the summit. Craig Steinmaus stopped at 7500m on 26/09; he was moving slow and wasn’t feeling good. Fixed rope: 1500m from C1 to C2. Oxygen: From 6700m and back.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Vision
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464771
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Adrian John Ballinger M 1976 UK Leader Olympic Valley, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jaime Enrique Avila Velez M 1966 Ecuador Climbing Guide Conocoto, Quito, Ecuador Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Caroline Louise Gleich F 1985 USA Climber Salt Lake City, Utah Professional athlete Details Other expeditions
Robert James (Rob) Lea M 1981 USA Climber Park City, Utah Realtor Details Other expeditions
Esteban Patricio (Topo) Mena Yanez M 1989 Ecuador Climbing Guide Guayacan, Ecuador Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Christina Elizabeth Ochs F 1978 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Financial consultant Details Other expeditions
Craig Murray Steinmaus M 1962 USA Climber San Francisco, California Professor Details Other expeditions
Michael Patrick (Mike) Tobin M 1966 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Fox News correspondent Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Dorje (Gyaljen Dorje) Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sona Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.