Cho Oyu | 1988 SE Face
A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 1988 via SE Face, led by Kiyoshi Ishii. Summit reached on 16th January 1989. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 99 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY88401 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1988 |
| Season | 4 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SE Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Kiyoshi Ishii |
| Sponsor | Masaki Matsumoto Cho Oyu Winter Expedition |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1989-01-15 |
| Summit Date | 1989-01-16 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 1 |
| Total Days | 2 |
| Termination Date | 1989-01-17 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5700m due to wind, deep snow and lack of time |
| High Point (m) | 5700 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(15/01,5300m),xxx(16/01,5700m) |
| Route Notes | BC at west side Lungsampa Glacier High point at top of Lungsampa Icefall. 16 Jan climbed up thick icefall to 5700m and turned back by strong wind; back to BC. 17 Jan to Gokyo because too much snow and wind no time. Lost a week's time because of no flights from KTM to Lukla and lost two more weeks getting to BC because deep snow in Khumbu made portering very difficult to BC. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453221 |
| Year | 1988 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | se face |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyoshi Ishii | M | 1948 | Japan | Leader | Hatano, Kanagawa, Japan | Office worker, electrical-goods company | Details Other expeditions |
| Masayuki Nakamura | M | 1955 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Public official | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY88401 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 63:209 (1989) | - |
| CHOY88401 | MM | - | - | - | 127:12 (May 1989) | - |
| CHOY88401 | IWA | - | - | - | :274 (1989) | - |
| CHOY88401 | IWA | - | - | - | :71 (1989) | - |
| CHOY88401 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198920901/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-Attempt-1989 | - | - | - |