Cho Oyu | 2018 NW side

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 2018 via NW side, led by Serge Bazin. Summit reached on 29th September 2018. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10043
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY18311
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2018
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Serge Bazin
Sponsor	MontagnEvasion 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	Flight to Lhasa->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2018-09-12
Summit Date	2018-09-29
Summit Time	0730
Summit Days	17
Total Days	22
Termination Date	2018-10-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	CBC(12/09,4800m),IC(13/09,5400m),ABC(14/09,5700m),C1(18/09,6400m),C2(27/09,7200m),Smt(29/09)
Route Notes	CBC 12/09 4800m IC 13/09 5400m ABC 14/09 5700m C1 18/09 6400m C2 27/09 7200m Smt 29/09 by Bazin and Da Chhiri at 7:30 am. Bazin, Dawa Chhiri and Gelu Sherpa and started from C2 at 11 pm on 28/09. Not many people on the route on that day. Weather was calm and sunny. They spent about one hour on the summit and descended to ABC, where they arrived at 3 pm. Abdelhak Medallel and Luc Silvestre Villaume reached C1 on 18/09. They spent two nights at C1 for acclimatization. On their descent to ABC, Medallel started to feel bad and had a tight feeling in his chest. Bazin gave him oxygen from below the killer slope (6000m) for his descent to ABC. He spent another two nights at ABC, however, as he was not getting better, he was evacuated on 20/09. Villaume accompanied him and abandoned the expedition as well. When they reached Kathmandu, he was admitted to CIWEC for a couple of days and flew back to France, where the doctors found that he had a blood clot. Team left ABC on 04/10. Oxygen: Taken and used from Yellow Band (7700m) to about 7900 on the ascent by Bazin (no oxygen for the last 300m and descent) From 7700m to top to C3 by Da Chhiri. Sherpa: Da Chhiri, Khumjung, Khumbu, 21/06/1967
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Cho Oyu Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2464774
Year	2018
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	73633
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY18311
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Serge Bernard
Last Name	Bazin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Passy, Haute-Savoie, France
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	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	2018-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	7700m to 7900m
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	2436102
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	serge bernard bazin
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	73634
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY18311
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Abdelhak
Last Name	Medallel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	65
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation	Biologist
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)	6400
Summit Date 1	2018-09-18
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	For chest pains
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2018-09-18
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	6400
Death Notes	Blood clot in chest
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2432522
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	abdelhak medallel
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	65
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73635
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY18311
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Luc Sylvestre
Last Name	Villaume
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	62
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation	Anesthetist
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)	6400
Summit Date 1	2018-09-18
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	1
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2433394
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	luc sylvestre villaume
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	73636
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY18311
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Da Chhiri (Datsheri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, 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	2018-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	7700m to smt to C3
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	2437530
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	da chhiri (datsheri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Serge Bernard Bazin	M	1963	France	Leader	Passy, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Abdelhak Medallel	M	1953	France	Climber	Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France	Biologist	Details Other expeditions
Luc Sylvestre Villaume	M	1955	France	Climber	Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France	Anesthetist	Details Other expeditions
Da Chhiri (Datsheri) Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.