Cho Oyu | 2022 SW Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Cho Oyu in 2022 via SW Ridge, led by Gelje Sherpa. Summit reached on 20th December 2022. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10927
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY22401
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2022
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Gelje Sherpa
Sponsor Seven Summit Treks (SST) Cho Oyu Expedition Winter 2022-2023
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 Norway, UK
Approach Lukla->Thami->Lungden
Basecamp Date 2022-12-12
Summit Date 2022-12-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 22
Termination Date 2023-01-03
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7200m due to high winds and bad weather
High Point (m) 7200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 2000
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(12/12,5230m),C1(15/12,6100m),C2(19/12,6700m),C3(20/12,7200m),xxx
Route Notes Approach: Trekking Thame/Lungden (Lumde) BC 12/12 5230m on rocks C1 15/12 6100m Sherpas stayed night/members tagged C1 18/12 6100m members stayed night C2 19/12 6700m by Sherpa and member C3 20/12 7200m by Sherpa (only tagged) HPt 19/12 6700m by members HPt 20/12 7200m by Sherpas The section between BC and C1 was challenging and took quite a long time. Harila said they took about six hours, but she was also carrying a lot of gear up to C1. When the team went back up the second time, Harila, Brownlee and Gelje Sherpa stayed the night at C1 while the other five Sherpas slept at C2 as they were fixing the ropes. Members had planned to ascend to C3 on 20/12; however, the night was too windy, so they descended to BC. The Sherpas continued to C3 to fix the route and descended to BC the same day. Everyone was back at BC on 20/01. Team rested at BC for a few days and took a helicopter to Kathmandu to spend Christmas there and returned to Cho Oyu BC on 26/12. On 27/12 they left BC again as they thought they would go for the summit. On the way to C1, the winds were so strong four Sherpas and the two members turned back to BC while two Sherpas continued to see whether C1 was still standing. They found ripped tents and realised that most of the gear had been blown away. They collected what they could find and returned to BC. On 30/12 Harila and the six Sherpa went back up to C1 to look for the gear. They found several sleeping bags, downsuits and food, most of which had ended up in a crevasse. They collected it and took it down to BC. The team was hoping to get another weather window, however, when it became clear that the winds were not going to drop enough, they abandoned the expedition on 03/01. Gap in the mountain: According to Harila, the Sherpas saw that above C3, there is a big gap in the mountain, and she described it as almost two separate mountains. However, they thought that they could have overcome it higher up, had they had the chance. Climb abandoned: on 03/01 due to high winds and bad weather. Conditions on the mountain were good. Left BC on 03/01 by helicopter (Harila flew to Kathmandu, Brownlee and Gelje flew to Namche and trekked to Lukla). Members at end: 2 Sherpas above BC: 6 Fixed rope: About 2000m (many unfixed sections between BC and C1) Oxygen: taken, not used
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461956
Year 2022
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gyalje (Gelje) Sherpa M 1992 Nepal Leader Tapting-3, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Adriana Brownlee Pinon F 2001 UK/Spain Climber London, England - Details Other expeditions
Kristin Harila F 1986 Norway Climber Vestre Jakobselv, Norway - Details Other expeditions
Da Chhiree Sherpa M 1999 Nepal Climber Tesho, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1995 Nepal Climber Tapting-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Rita Sherpa M 1994 Nepal Climber Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Tashi Sherpa M 1992 Nepal Climber Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenjing Gyalzen Sherpa M 1996 Nepal Climber Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngatemba Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker (Chef) Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.