Cho Oyu | 1982 NW side

A W Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1982 via NW side, led by Hans-Burkhard Nix. Summit reached on 9th November 1982. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3774
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY82302
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1982
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	W Germany
Leaders	Hans-Burkhard Nix
Sponsor	-
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	-
Approach	From Phortse NNE to Lungsampa Glacier via Na and Gokyo village
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1982-11-09
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6800m due to lack of food and no person to climb high with
High Point (m)	6800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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	ABC(07/11),C1(08/11,6300m),xxx(09/11,6800m)
Route Notes	After attempt on Nuptse, Nix and Ruemmer went to try Cho Oyu without authorization. From 1st high camp at 6300m on west side "killer slope", Nix climbed slope and moved east to Cho Oyu's icefall; stopped here and returned to camp, where Ruemmer had stopped because of an infection. Climb now abandoned because no food left and had failed to catch up with Mischa Saleki, who was on his own unauthorized attempt with 3 Sherpas.
Accidents	Nothing serious
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2450910
Year	1982
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	29773
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY82302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1982
Season	3
First Name	Petra
Last Name	Ruemmer
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	University student of physics
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6300
Summit Date 1	1982-11-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2434672
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	petra ruemmer
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29774
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY82302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1982
Season	3
First Name	Hans-Burkhard
Last Name	Nix
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	W Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Neufahrn, Bavaria, W Germany
Occupation	High school teacher of sports
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	1982-11-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	1
Summit Term	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2432815
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hans-burkhard nix
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Petra Ruemmer	F	1959	W Germany	Climber	Munich, Bavaria, W Germany	University student of physics	Details Other expeditions
Hans-Burkhard Nix	M	1954	W Germany	Leader	Neufahrn, Bavaria, W Germany	High school teacher of sports	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.