Cho Oyu | 1954 W Ridge-W Face from S (Tichy Rte)

A Austria expedition to Cho Oyu in 1954 via W Ridge-W Face from S (Tichy Rte), led by Herbert Tichy. Summit reached on 19th October 1954. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2676
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY54301
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1954
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from S (Tichy Rte)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Herbert Tichy
Sponsor Austrian Cho Oyu Expedition, 1954
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 1st
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Namche->Nangpa La
Basecamp Date 1954-09-27
Summit Date 1954-10-19
Summit Time 1500
Summit Days 22
Total Days 27
Termination Date 1954-10-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 1
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 Mount Tyrol (1st ascent)
Campsites BC(27/09,5485m),C1(29/09,5800m),C2(30/09,6200m),C3(03/10,6585m),C4(05/10,6980m),Smt(19/10)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2440634
Year 1954
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from s (tichy rte)

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Herbert Tichy M 1912 Austria Leader Vienna, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Josef (Sepp) Joechler M 1923 Austria Climber Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Engineer Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa M 1912 Nepal Sirdar Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Helmut Heuberger M 1923 Austria Climber/BC Manager Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Geographer (University of Innsbruck) Details Other expeditions
Ajiba (Ajeeba) Sherpa M 1911 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Gyaltsen Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

12 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY54301 - Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu, By Favor of the Gods Eyre Methuen, London - T151
CHOY54301 HJ Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu 26,750 Feet - 19:131-141 (1955-56) -
CHOY54301 AJ Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu, 1954 - 60:239-247 (Nov 1955) -
CHOY54301 AAJ - - - 29:178 (1955) -
CHOY54301 MW Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu - 81-96 (1955) -
CHOY54301 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Cho Oyu - 60:40-42 (Mar 1978) -
CHOY54301 DAV Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu 1954 - 80:80-102 (1955) -
CHOY54301 - Tichy, Herbert Cho Oyu, Gnade der Gotter Ullstein, Vienna - T151
CHOY54301 - - http://www.markhorrell.com/blog/2016/comparing-hillarys-and-tichys-ascents-of-cho-oyu/ - - -
CHOY54301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195517803/Asia-Nepal-Himalayas-Cho-Oyu - - -
CHOY54301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/19/11/cho-oyu-26750-feet/ - - -
CHOY54301 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1955_files/AJ60%201955%20239-247%20Tichy%20Cho%20Oyu.pdf - - -