Cho Oyu | 1990 W Ridge-W Face from N

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 1990 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Takao Haga. Summit reached on 27th April 1990. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1061
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Expedition ID CHOY90101
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1990
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Takao Haga
Sponsor Gakushuin University Alpine Club Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 67th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1990-03-20
Summit Date 1990-04-27
Summit Time -
Summit Days 38
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(20/03,5700m),C1(05/04,6200m),C2(18/04,7150m),C3(20/04,7400m),Smt(27/04)
Route Notes Big problem about gear to BC with yaks refusing to go so far. Only one summit party succeeded. Second party on 1st May reached 7800m and then turned back by snowstorm and feared avalanching. No more attempts after that.
Accidents Only altitude problems for 5-6 members who used Gamov bag and stayed at BC
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453689
Year 1990
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from n

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Takao Haga M - Japan Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Hideki Nagata M - Japan Climbing Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Kato M 1957 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Yasushi Tanahashi M 1963 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzing Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tenji (Pekka Tenja) Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Chattu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Toshio Kubota M 1957 Japan Climber Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Youtaro Hirao M - Japan Climber Japan - Details Other expeditions
Ichiro Arakawa M - Japan Climber Japan - Details Other expeditions
Osamu Obata M - Japan Climber Japan - Details Other expeditions
Sachi Takano M 1964 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Masayuki Harada M 1968 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Hisashi Ohmae M - Japan Climber Japan - Details Other expeditions
Takashi Doi M - Japan Climber Japan - Details Other expeditions
Shoji Suganuma M - Japan Climber Japan - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY90101 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 65:291 (1991) -
CHOY90101 JAC Haga, Taka The 1990 Expedition of Cho Oyu - 86:87-90 (1991) -
CHOY90101 IWA - - - :214 (1991) -
CHOY90101 IWA - - - :31 (1991) -
CHOY90101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199129101/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu - - -