Cho Oyu | 1988 W Ridge-W Face from N

A W Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1988 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Guenther Haerter. Summit reached on 30th May 1988. 27 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 81
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY88106
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1988
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality W Germany
Leaders Guenther Haerter
Sponsor Shisma Pangma/Cho Oyu Tibet Expedition 1988
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 47th,48th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, Netherlands
Approach From Xixabangma BC by truck same day
Basecamp Date 1988-05-25
Summit Date 1988-05-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 27
Summit Members 6
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 Climbed Xixabangma
Campsites BC(25/05,4850m),Biv1(5300m),Biv2(5900m),Biv3(6600m),Biv4(7300m),Smt(30/05,03/06)
Route Notes BC at 15 kms north of Nangpa La (normal site from truck) Biv1 towards Nangpa La. No fixed camps on Cho Oyu. 21st started up from BC & 6 to top. Started in 3 groups on 3 successive days carrying everything with them. 1st group of 3 went all the way to top from start of 26th May from BC. 2nd group of 9: 8 including Haerter reached 7700m & back in wind on 31st May. 3rd group of 4 from BC 28th May & 3 to top. 5th May all in BC & left BC 6th May. Route really not technically difficult although slightly more so than Xixabangma. 4 members left 31st & 3 on 2 June out of boredom. Team had acclimatized on Xixabangma.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452990
Year 1988
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from n

Members

27 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hans Baernthaler M 1954 Austria Deputy Leader Styria, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Edward Bekker M 1961 Netherlands Climber Klimmen, Netherlands Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Thaddaeus Dowbenka M 1934 Austria Climber Linz, Upper Austria, Austria Bookbinder Details Other expeditions
Tilman Fischbach M 1948 W Germany Exp Doctor Bavaria, W Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Peter Geyer M 1949 W Germany Deputy Leader Piding, Bavaria, W Germany Tour guide Details Other expeditions
Klaus Guertler M 1942 Austria Climber Hall, Tirol, Austria Attorney Details Other expeditions
Guenther Haerter M 1953 W Germany Leader Starnberg, Bavaria, W Germany Tour guide Details Other expeditions
Walter Hoelzler M 1965 W Germany Climber Oberstaufen, Bavaria, W Germany Soldier Details Other expeditions
Thomas Hochholzer M 1958 W Germany Exp Doctor Bavaria, W Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Franz Hoeppl M 1938 W Germany Climber Bavaria, W Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Josef Jebliger M 1930 Austria Climber Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria Painter Details Other expeditions
Peter Konzert M 1942 Austria Climber Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Merchant Details Other expeditions
Peter Kuge M 1940 W Germany Deputy Leader Bavaria, W Germany Policeman Details Other expeditions
Bernd Kullmann M 1954 W Germany Climber Baden, Baden-Wuerttemburg, W Germany Teacher Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Kunzendorf M 1936 W Germany Climber Niederbayern, Bavaria, W Germany Construction engineer Details Other expeditions
Hans-Peter Lattmann M 1942 W Germany Climber Baden, Baden-Wuerttemburg, W Germany Merchant Details Other expeditions
Kurt Lyncke-Kruger M 1945 W Germany Exp Doctor West Berlin, W Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Adolf Mezger M 1955 W Germany Climber Hohenlohe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, W Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Sepp Oberwieser M 1943 W Germany Climber Bischofswiesen, Bavaria, W Germany Insurance businessman Details Other expeditions
Herta Og F 1945 W Germany Climber Laubeu, Bavaria, W Germany Employee Details Other expeditions
Heinz Schauer M 1950 W Germany Deputy Leader Haag, Bavaria, W Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ernst Schiebler M 1926 W Germany Climber North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany Merchant Details Other expeditions
Klaus Schumann M 1940 W Germany Climber Bavaria, W Germany Chemist Details Other expeditions
Juergen Schuetz M 1960 W Germany Climber Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany Chemist Details Other expeditions
Dieter Thomann M 1935 W Germany Climber Bavaria, W Germany Businessman Details Other expeditions
Hans Joerg Weinbeck M 1938 W Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, W Germany Decorator Details Other expeditions
Nikolaus Hoch M 1938 Austria Climber - Host Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY88106 AAJ Haerter, Guenter - - 63:286-287 (1989) -
CHOY88106 MM - - - 122:10 (Jul 1988) -
CHOY88106 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198928600/Asia-Tibet-Shisha-Pangma-and-Cho-Oyu - - -