Cho Oyu | 2018 NW side

A India expedition to Cho Oyu in 2018 via NW side, led by Keval Kakka. Summit reached on 26th September 2018. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10046
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY18314
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2018
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Keval Kakka
Sponsor	Satori Adventures 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	-
Basecamp Date	2018-09-03
Summit Date	2018-09-26
Summit Time	0805
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	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(03/09,4800m),ABC(08/09,5700m),C1(6400m),C2(25/09,7200m),Smt(26/09)
Route Notes	Kakka's original Sherpa became ill at ABC, so Kakka climbed with along with another group (Shingi Tamura?). Kakka was accompanied by Pasang Sherpa from another team whose client left early due to illness.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Satori Adventures
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

Field	Value
ID	73648
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY18314
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2018
Season	3
First Name	Keval Hiren
Last Name	Kakka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Mumbai, India
Occupation	Mountain Marks trekking company owner
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	2018-09-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0805
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	-
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	2446156
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	keval hiren kakka
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Keval Hiren Kakka	M	1991	India	Leader	Mumbai, India	Mountain Marks trekking company owner	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

Field	Value
ID	14273
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY18314
Reference ID	01
Year	2018
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://crazymountaineer.com/2018/12/19/alone-on-the-turquoise-goddess/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY18314	-	-	http://crazymountaineer.com/2018/12/19/alone-on-the-turquoise-goddess/	-	-	-