Cho Oyu | 2019 NW side
A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 2019 via NW side, led by Martin Szwed. Summit reached on 28th April 2019. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10164 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY19101 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2019 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Martin Szwed |
| Sponsor | SummitClimb Cho Oyu Expedition 2019 |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria, Canada, France, Netherlands, Switzerland |
| Approach | Kathmandu->Kerung->Tingri->Cho Oyu BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2019-04-14 |
| Summit Date | 2019-04-28 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 14 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 2019-04-29 |
| Termination Reason | 6 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7200m due to fatal crevasse fall by Phujung Bhote and future bad weather forecasts |
| High Point (m) | 7200 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1800 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 1 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | CBC(14/04,4800m),IC(17/04,5400m),ABC(17/04,5700m),C1(27/04,6400m),xxx(28/04,7200m) |
| Route Notes | CBC 14/04 4800m IC 17/04 5400m ABC 18/04 5700m C1 27/04 6400m HPt 28/04 7200m by all members and all 5 Sherpas. When the team reached high point, they were on their second rotation. They did not intend to sleep at C2, but only touch it, which they did. They descended to ABC on 28/04, and on 29/04 they went to Tingri to rest, apart from Trump and the Weingartls, who stayed at ABC. On 29/04, the Sherpas were intending to continue fixing the rope above C2. Mark Trump was going up with them to set up his C2. About 20m below C2, Phujung Bhote slipped and fell down for about 20 metres and then slipped into a crevasse. The other four Sherpas fixed some rope to abseil down to Phujung, but only found him dead. On 29/04, expedition leader Szwed who was in Tingri with his team at the time, found out via the liaison officer that Phujung was killed in an accident. On 30/04 Szwed informed his team. On 30/04 liaison officer went back to Cho Oyu ABC to deal with the death and Szwed stayed in Tingri to coordinate the follow-up actions. After he received weather forecast from Innsbruck, which forecast unfavorable weather for summit push until 16 May, he decided to abandon climb. On 02/05 Szwed returned to ABC and on 03/05 the rest of the team joined him there. The Sherpas went up to C1 and C2 to bring the stuff down on 02/05 and team left BC on 05/05. On 30/04, the two climbing Sherpas (Ang Dawa and Geli Sherpa) went back up to retrieve the body, but they did not have the equipment or strength to haul him out of the crevasse from 50 metres. They fixated Phujung’s body to the wall of the crevasse to leave him there in case somebody will come and get his body. Climb abandoned on 02/05 due to bad weather and fatal accident Fixed rope: 1800m Oxygen: Taken and not used Sherpa in fatal accident: Phujung Bhote, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun, 31/05/1979 |
| Accidents | Sherpa died in fatal accident |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Parivar |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2464446 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Szwed | M | 1981 | Germany | Leader | Balingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Johann Fromm | M | 1962 | Austria | Climber | Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria | Car technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Andre Hug | M | 1984 | Switzerland | Climber | Untervaz, Graubunden, Switzerland | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephanie Kaiser | F | 1968 | Germany | Climber | Gottmadingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Mathias Catharina Mark Munsters | M | 1972 | Netherlands | Climber | Grubbenvorst, Netherlands | Software engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Peisser | M | 1975 | France | Climber | Jarsy, Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Strassnig | M | 1974 | Austria | Climber | St. Oswald bei Plankenwarth, Styria, Austria | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Trump | M | 1967 | Canada | Climber | Vancouver, British Colombia | Physician (surgeon) | Details Other expeditions |
| Eva Weingartl | F | 1989 | Canada | Climber | Garibaldi Highlands, British Colombia | Epidemiologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Hana Marie Weingartl | F | 1957 | Canada | Climber | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Retired professor at University of Manitoba | Details Other expeditions |
| Phujung (Phuchung) Bhote | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY19101 | - | - | https://www.summitclimb.com/news/archive/cho-oyu-news-spring-2019/ | - | - | - |