Cho Oyu | 2018 NW side
A Chile expedition to Cho Oyu in 2018 via NW side, led by Hernan David Leal. Summit reached on 26th September 2018. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10045 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY18313 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Chile |
| Leaders | Hernan David Leal |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | Heli to Rasuwa->Kerung->Tingri->Cho Oyu BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-09-10 |
| Summit Date | 2018-09-26 |
| Summit Time | 0820 |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 18 |
| Termination Date | 2018-09-28 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(10/09,4800m),IC(12/09,5400m),ABC(13/09,5700m),C1(15/09,6400m),C2(24/09,7200m),C3(25/09,7500m),Smt(26/09) |
| Route Notes | CBC 10/09 4800m IC 12/09 5400m ABC 13/09 5700m C1 15/09 6400m C2 24/09 7200m C3 25/09 7500m Smt 26/09 by Leal, Lakpa Chhiring and Lakpa Chhiri (Sonam) at 8:20 am. Team left C3 at 1:20 am. Straightforward climb. Good conditions and weather. They spent about 30 minutes on the summit and descended to ABC, where they arrived at 9 pm. Team left ABC on 28/09. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by Leal and Sherpas. Sherpas: Lhakpa Chhiri (Sonam), Pangboche, 17/11/1974 Lakpa Chhiring, Pangboche, 03/05/1990 Leal also had a permit for Dhaulagiri, but made no attempt. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Shangri-La Nepal Treks |
| 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
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernan David Leal Barrientos | M | 1966 | Chile | Leader | Santiago, Chile | Entrepeneur for Contact Centre | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Chhiri (Sonam) Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Tshering (Lakpa Chhiring) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.