Cho Oyu | 1988 W Ridge-W Face-Tichy route

A Poland expedition to Cho Oyu in 1988 via W Ridge-W Face-Tichy route, led by Piotr Henschke. Summit reached on 16th October 1988. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	857
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY88305
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1988
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge-W Face-Tichy route
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Piotr Henschke
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	55th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	From Nepal [apparently via Nangpa La]
Basecamp Date	1988-10-12
Summit Date	1988-10-16
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	4
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	2
Summit Members	1
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(12/10),Biv1(13/10,6700),Biv2(14/10,7100m),Biv3(15/10,7600m),Smt(16/10)
Route Notes	BC at Gyabrag Glacier (probably usual C1 site) Biv 1 east of point 6446m Biv 2 Biv 3 under rock barrier. 2 climbers only. 13 Oct began climb and slept under serac after ridge. 14th crossed seracs. 15th slept at 7600m and on 16th Henschke alone upwards and reached highest summit. On 16th saw 2 people going up from below rock barrier and probably reached summit on 17th. Had trekking permit only therefore an unauthorized climb. Dudek (Langtang Lirung) - Henschke is strong climber - was on same route as Poles in 1985 (Gardzelesinski, member of Langtang now was 1985 summiter).
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2453129
Year	1988
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge-w face-tichy route

Members

Field	Value
ID	4493
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY88305
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Piotr
Last Name	Henschke
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Szczecin, Poland
Occupation	Artisan
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	1988-10-16
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	55
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	2429690
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	piotr henschke
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	29508
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY88305
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Krystyna Maria
Last Name	Bawt
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Member
Residence	Rodziewiczwny, Poland
Occupation	-
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)	7600
Summit Date 1	1988-10-15
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	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434905
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krystyna maria bawt
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Piotr Henschke	M	1945	Poland	Leader	Szczecin, Poland	Artisan	Details Other expeditions
Krystyna Maria Bawt	F	1960	Poland	Member	Rodziewiczwny, Poland	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	512
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY88305
Reference ID	01
Year	1988
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	63:283 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12157
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY88305
Reference ID	02
Year	1988
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198928301/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-in-the-Post-Monsoon-Season
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY88305	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	63:283 (1989)	-
CHOY88305	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198928301/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-in-the-Post-Monsoon-Season	-	-	-