Cho Oyu | 2023 NW side

A Nepal expedition to Cho Oyu in 2023 via NW side, led by Mingma Sherpa. Summit reached on 29th September 2023. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	11227
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY23302
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2023
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Mingma Sherpa
Sponsor	Climbalaya Cho Oyu Expedition 2023
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	Georgia, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	2023-09-29
Summit Time	1225
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
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,C1,C2,C3,Smt(29/09,01,07/10)
Route Notes	Zurab Kvestadze and Pemba Tamang also summited on 7 Oct 12:45 (CST). Kvestadze is normally a client of Satori Adventures.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Climbalaya
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462600
Year	2023
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	86096
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY23302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Mingma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Thamo, Khumbu
Occupation	Director of Climbalaya
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2441437
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	mingma sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	86097
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY23302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Zurab
Last Name	Kvestadze
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Georgia
Status	Climber
Residence	Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation	Attorney & alpine guide
Leader	False
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	2023-10-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2446376
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	zurab kvestadze
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	86098
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY23302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Gina Marie
Last Name	Rzucidlo
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	New York, New York
Occupation	Self-employed (make-up artist)
Leader	False
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	2023-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
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	(1978-2023) Died 7 Oct 2023 on Shishapangma from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441493
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	gina marie rzucidlo
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	86099
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY23302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Yangzum
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
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	2023-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
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	2446107
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	dawa yangzum sherpa
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	86100
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY23302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Kiran
Last Name	Baniya
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1999
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	2023-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1210
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	2449143
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	kiran baniya
Year of Birth	1999
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	86101
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY23302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Kami Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1999
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Mende, 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	2023-09-29
Summit Date 2	2023-10-01
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1210
Summit Time 2	0745
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
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	1st and 2nd ascents of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2449197
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	kami rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1999
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	86102
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY23302
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Tenjing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1993
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Namche-6, 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	2023-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
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	2447108
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pemba tenjing sherpa
Year of Birth	1993
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	86103
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY23302
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2023
Season	3
First Name	Pemba
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1994
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Aiselukharka, Khotang
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	2023-10-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	2447455
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pemba tamang
Year of Birth	1994
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Mingma Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	Leader	Thamo, Khumbu	Director of Climbalaya	Details Other expeditions
Zurab Kvestadze	M	1991	Georgia	Climber	Tbilisi, Georgia	Attorney & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Gina Marie Rzucidlo	F	1978	USA	Climber	New York, New York	Self-employed (make-up artist)	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa	F	1990	Nepal	Climber	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Kiran Baniya	M	1999	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita Sherpa	M	1999	Nepal	H-A Worker	Mende, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tenjing Sherpa	M	1993	Nepal	H-A Worker	Namche-6, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tamang	M	1994	Nepal	H-A Worker	Aiselukharka, Khotang	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	15682
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY23302
Reference ID	01
Year	2023
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.facebook.com/zurakvestadze
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY23302	-	-	https://www.facebook.com/zurakvestadze	-	-	-