Cho Oyu | 1984 SE Face-E Ridge
A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 1984 via SE Face-E Ridge, led by Steven Berry. Summit reached on 16th May 1984. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1039 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY84102 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1984 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Face-E Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Steven Berry |
| Sponsor | Bristol Cho Oyu Expedition |
| 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 | New Zealand, USA |
| Approach | Gokyo Valley |
| Basecamp Date | 1984-04-08 |
| Summit Date | 1984-05-16 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 38 |
| Total Days | 43 |
| Termination Date | 1984-05-21 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7700m because route too difficult |
| High Point (m) | 7700 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| 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(08/04,5200m),C1(15/04,5850m),C2(19/04,6340m),C3(28/04,6740m),C4(06/05,7000m),Biv1(11/05,7330m),Biv2(15/05,7600m),Biv3(16/05,7700m),xxx(16/05,7700m) |
| Route Notes | BC at Lungsampa Glacier. west of point 6066m (not at originally planned site because icefall of Ngojumba Glacier "looked absolutely appalling"). By C4 time, was just Jackson and Priestman high and they kept going in series of bivies. 3rd biv was highest point but on 17th May pushed along E Ridge to point where "terrific gully system stretching down into Tibet which was completely impossible to pass in any way." Took 3 hours to get there, halfway to top until impass reached. To get around it, would have to descend 2000m into Tibet, so gave up. Top of face was 70-degree ice. Above C3 went up on arrete to avoid ice wall in quite hard climb. At impass point loose rock very steep. Priestman tried to solo round it but no go and got some frostbite in the attempt. Looked very straightforward. |
| Accidents | 1 Sherpa very ill with kidney stone; Findley and Harrison never acclimatized; Monks didn't acclimatize and became really ill at C4; Bradey ill off and on; Priestman frostbitten toe which he lost a bit of |
| Achievement | Terminated just below summit of Ngojumba Kang I |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2451466 |
| Year | 1984 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se face-e ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kingsley Berry | M | 1949 | UK | Leader | Bristol, Avon, England | Property developer | Details Other expeditions |
| Lydia Margaret Bakewell Bradey | F | 1961 | New Zealand | Climber | Bristol, Avon, England | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephen Charles Findlay | M | 1954 | UK | Climber | Bristol, Avon, England | Secondary school teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Harrison | M | 1955 | UK | Climber | Bristol, Avon, England | Electrician | Details Other expeditions |
| Jeffery (Jeff) Jackson | M | 1957 | USA | Climber | Novato, California | Paramedic | Details Other expeditions |
| Brian Ned Kelly | M | 1934 | UK | Climber | Bristol, Avon, England | Television producer | Details Other expeditions |
| Harry McAulay | M | 1952 | UK | Climber/BC Mgr | Bristol, Avon, England | Building services engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven Clive Monks | M | 1958 | UK | Climber | Bristol, Avon, England | Engineering student | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew T. Priestman | M | 1958 | UK | Climber | Walkern, Hertford, England | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Norman Waterhouse | M | 1954 | UK | Climber | Bristol, Avon, England | Plastic surgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Lama | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY84102 | AAJ | Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 59:274 (1985) | - |
| CHOY84102 | HJ | Berry, S. K. | The Bristol Cho Oyu Expedition 1984 | - | 41:36-44 (1983-1984) | - |
| CHOY84102 | MM | - | - | - | 99:8-9 (Sep 1984) | - |
| CHOY84102 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198527403/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-Attempt | - | - | - |
| CHOY84102 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/41/6/the-bristol-cho-oyu-expedition-1984/ | - | - | - |