Cho Oyu | 1984 W Ridge-W Face (Messner 1983 rte)
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 1984 via W Ridge-W Face (Messner 1983 rte), led by Lluis Belvis Del Rio. Summit reached on 20th September 1984. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 998 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY84301 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1984 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge-W Face (Messner 1983 rte) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Lluis Belvis Del Rio |
| Sponsor | Catalan Cho Oyu Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 8th,9th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | France |
| Approach | Thame->Dzasampa moraine BC |
| Basecamp Date | 1984-08-22 |
| Summit Date | 1984-09-20 |
| Summit Time | 1000 |
| Summit Days | 29 |
| Total Days | 30 |
| Termination Date | 1984-09-21 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(22/08,5200m),C1(31/08,5650m),C2(04/09,6400m),C3(11/09,7050m),C4(18/09,7450m),Smt(20-21/09) |
| Route Notes | BC at Dzasampa on Nangpa Glacier last spot before moraine. SW Ridge to W Face. 1st summit attempt failed on Sep 19. Successful attempts on Sep 20-21. 1st attempt on 19th from 4 by 3 members and Nima Dorje, but too much snow falling and return to C4 from high point 7850m. On 20th party arrived top 10:00 am in strong wind. Fog and snow falling during descent. 2 hours later 2nd group of 2 members with small tent decided to try to reach top but wind forced biv at 7900m at 3:00 pm. Next day got to top at 9:00 am. Between C2 and C3 was technically most difficult part, through seracs and crevasses requiring 200m on fixed rope for descent when tired, but not really very difficult. Saw 2 slab avalanches very near. Route used about same as those of Messner and Czech ladies. Really much same as Tichy except between C1 and C2. |
| Accidents | None; Belvis to C2 only because not strong climber |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2451593 |
| Year | 1984 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w face (messner 1983 rte) |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lluis Belvis del Rio | M | 1953 | Spain | Leader | Barcelona, Spain | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Emilio Civis Abad | M | 1943 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | Industrial designer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean Robert Clemenson | M | 1938 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Antoni Llasera Parera | M | 1956 | Spain | Climber | Manresa, Barcelona, Spain | Industrial engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jordi Pons Sangines | M | 1933 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Carles Valles Ocana | M | 1958 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | Shoe salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Shambu Tamang | M | 1955 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Lisankhu, Sindhupalchowk | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Karma Sherpa | M | 1958 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Dhorphu, Salleri, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dorje Tamang | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY84301 | AAJ | Pons, Jordi | - | - | 59:275 (1985) | - |
| CHOY84301 | - | Valles, Carles | La Realidad de un Sueno | L'Aixernador Editions, Argentona, Spain | - | V121 |
| CHOY84301 | MM | - | - | - | 102:14 (Mar 1985) | - |
| CHOY84301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198527501/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu | - | - | - |