Cho Oyu | 2018 NW side

A Nepal expedition to Cho Oyu in 2018 via NW side, led by Pasang Tendi Sherpa. Summit reached on 26th September 2018. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10040
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY18308
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2018
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Pasang Tendi Sherpa
Sponsor Climbing the Seven Summits & Mountain Madness 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 Australia, Canada Ecuador, Kosovo, Singapore, UK
Approach Flight to Lhasa->Tingri->Cho Oyu BC
Basecamp Date 2018-09-03
Summit Date 2018-09-26
Summit Time 0857
Summit Days 23
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2018-09-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 3000
Total Members 9
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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 CBC(03/09,4800m),IC(06/09,5400m),ABC(07/09,5700m),C1(14/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7200m),C3(25/09,7500m),Smt(26/09)
Route Notes The TAGnepal expedition was a combination of two teams from Climbing the Seven Summits and Mountain Madness. The Climbing the Seven Summits team was managed by Pasang Tendi Sherpa and the Mountain Madness team by Oswaldo Freire. CBC 03/09 4800m IC 06/09 5400m ABC 07/09 5700m C1 14/09 6400m C2 18/09 7200m C3 25/09 7500m Smt 26/09 by all members apart from Ross Veltmann, Pasang Tendi, Ngang Pasang, Pemba Rinji Sherpa, Dawa Dendi Sherpa, Lama Babu Sherpa at 8:57 am. All Mountain Madness members started from C3 at 1 am (Freire and Beattie did not use oxygen). TAGnepal members started from C2 at 12:36 am. Weather was perfect and good snow conditions. The teams caught up with each other just on the plateau below the summit. They all summited together and spend about one hour on the summit as the weather was perfect. All members, Pasang Tendi and Lama Babu descended to C2, where they arrived at 1:28 pm. The other Sherpas descended to ABC. On 27/09 everyone down to ABC. Veltmann reached 6800m on 18/09. He had been suffering from digestion problems and left the expedition early. Teams left ABC on 29/09. Fixed rope: 3000m with Alpenglow Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to top to C2 by members apart from Freire and Beattie, who did NOT use oxygen Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by Sherpas. Sherpas: Pasang Tendi Sherpa, Khembalung, Yafu-9, Sankhuwasabha (27.10.1983) Ngang Pasang Sherpa, Waku-04, Solukhumbu (27.10.1986) Pemba Rinji Sherpa, Jubing-1, Solukhumbu (26.12.1981) Dawa Dendi Sherpa, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu (14.04.1977) Lama Babu Sherpa, Bung-9, Solukhumbu (23/09/1968
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency TAGnepal Trekking
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
Pasang Tendi Sherpa M 1983 Nepal Leader Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun Director of TAG Nepal Treks Details Other expeditions
Oswaldo Aurielo Freire Cartagena M 1973 Ecuador Climbing Leader Quito, Ecuador Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alexander Michel Beattie M 1977 Canada Climber (MM) Toronto, Ontario Aerospace engineer Details Other expeditions
Carlos Guaipatin M 1973 Ecuador Climber (MM) Washington, DC Economist Details Other expeditions
Flutura (Uta) Ibrahimi F 1983 Kosovo Climber (MM) Gjilan, Kosovo Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Phei Sunn Sim F 1975 Singapore Climber (CSS) Singapore Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Ross Veltman M 1984 Australia Climber (CSS) Sydney, NSW, Australia Police officer Details Other expeditions
Peter Lee Wilson M 1982 Australia Climber (CSS) Brisbane, OLD, Australia Mechanic (diesel fitter) Details Other expeditions
Richard Anthony Wilson M 1972 UK Climber (CSS) Darlington, Durham, England Attorney Details Other expeditions
Dawa Dendi (Dawa Tendi) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lama Babu Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngang Pasang (Nawang Pasang) Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Rinji Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.