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 | - | - | - |