Cho Oyu | 1986 SW Pillar-W Face (Polish 1986)

A Poland expedition to Cho Oyu in 1986 via SW Pillar-W Face (Polish 1986), led by Ryszard Gajewski. Summit reached on 29th April 1986. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	946
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1986
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Pillar-W Face (Polish 1986)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Ryszard Gajewski
Sponsor	Zakopane Spring 1986 Cho Oyu
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	18th-20th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1986-04-04
Summit Date	1986-04-29
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	25
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	6
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	5
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	BC(04/04,5300m),C1(07/04,5600m),C2.ABC(10/04,6000m),C3(20/04,6700m),C4(25/04,7200m),C5(26/04,7600m),Smt(29/04,01,03/05)
Route Notes	"Very easy" says leader. Only problem is political problem of border. Summiters found on top and took photo of Chinese flag and Tibetan woman's photo on a pole.
Accidents	Danielak after summit became ill and worried he had pulmonary edema; Terlikowski feared frostbite on 1 May and turned back from summit push but nothing serious
Achievement	Variation on standard route
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452226
Year	1986
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw pillar-w face (polish 1986)

Members

Field	Value
ID	4296
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Marek
Last Name	Danielak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zakopane, Poland
Occupation	Radio-electronics technician
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1986-05-03
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	20
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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Danielak after summit became ill and worried he had pulmonary edema
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432266
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marek danielak
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	4297
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Ryszard
Last Name	Gajewski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Zakopane, Poland
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1986-04-29
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	18
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	2432945
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryszard gajewski
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	4298
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Lech
Last Name	Korniszewski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1936
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Dep Leader/Exp Doctor
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	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	2426206
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lech korniszewski
Year of Birth	1936
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	4299
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Piotr
Last Name	Konopka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zakopane, Poland
Occupation	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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1986-05-01
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	19
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	2434815
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	piotr konopka
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	4300
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Krzysztof
Last Name	Oleksowicz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Teacher
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)	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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431705
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krzysztof oleksowicz
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	4301
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Andrzej
Last Name	Osika
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zakopane, Poland
Occupation	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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1986-05-03
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	20
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	2432196
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrzej osika
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	4302
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Maciej Jozef
Last Name	Pawlikowski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Zakopane, Poland
Occupation	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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1986-04-29
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	18
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	His 2nd ascent (1st was Feb 12, 1985)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431624
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	maciej jozef pawlikowski
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	4303
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Zbigniew
Last Name	Terlikowski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Dabrowa Gornicza, Katowice, Poland
Occupation	Mining engineer
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)	0
Summit Date 1	1986-05-01
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	Terlikowski feared frostbitten toes on May 1 and turned back from summit push but nothing serious
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2431667
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zbigniew terlikowski
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Marek Danielak	M	1952	Poland	Climber	Zakopane, Poland	Radio-electronics technician	Details Other expeditions
Ryszard Gajewski	M	1954	Poland	Leader	Zakopane, Poland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Lech Korniszewski	M	1936	Poland	Dep Leader/Exp Doctor	Warsaw, Poland	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Piotr Konopka	M	1959	Poland	Climber	Zakopane, Poland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Krzysztof Oleksowicz	M	1951	Poland	Climber	Warsaw, Poland	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Andrzej Osika	M	1952	Poland	Climber	Zakopane, Poland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Maciej Jozef Pawlikowski	M	1951	Poland	Climber	Zakopane, Poland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Zbigniew Terlikowski	M	1951	Poland	Climber	Dabrowa Gornicza, Katowice, Poland	Mining engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	257
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Reference ID	01
Year	1986
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Nyka, Jozef
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1987
Language	-
Citation	61:240 (1987)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4268
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Reference ID	02
Year	1986
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	110:10 (Jul 1986)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12346
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY86101
Reference ID	03
Year	1986
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198724001/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-Southwest-Buttress
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY86101	AAJ	Nyka, Jozef	-	-	61:240 (1987)	-
CHOY86101	MM	-	-	-	110:10 (Jul 1986)	-
CHOY86101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198724001/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-Southwest-Buttress	-	-	-