Cho Oyu | 1990 W Ridge-W Face from N
A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 1990 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Harold Taylor. Summit reached on 21st June 1990. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 645 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY90201 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1990 |
| Season | 2 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge-W Face from N |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Harold Taylor |
| Sponsor | High Adventure - to Cho Oyu Xixabangma |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 70th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | France, New Zealand, Switzerland |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 1990-06-10 |
| Summit Date | 1990-06-21 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | True |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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 | Climbed Xixabangma (central summit) |
| Campsites | BC(10/06,4800m),ABC(14/06,5800m),C1(17/06,6600m),C2(19/06,7400m),Smt(21/06) |
| Route Notes | 2nd summit attempt on 25 June reached 7600m and party [Taylor, Brice and Khun] parapented from 7400m. This was first all-summer climb of Cho Oyu. Batard was Cho Oyu in Aug 1988 and reached summit on 1 Sept. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Travel |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453744 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w face from n |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Geoffrey (Bill) Barker | M | 1943 | UK | Climber | Dolwyddelen, Gwynedd, Wales | Computer analyst | Details Other expeditions |
| Russell Reginald Brice | M | 1952 | New Zealand | Climber | Twizel, Canterbury, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Joseph (Joe) Brown | M | 1930 | UK | Climber | Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales | Shopkeeper | Details Other expeditions |
| Trevor Hunting | M | 1955 | UK | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrea Kuhn | M | 1956 | Switzerland | Climber | St. Moritz, Graubunden, Switzerland | Paragliding & sports instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Anthony Moores | M | 1952 | UK | Climber | Glencoe, Argyll, Scotland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Xavier Remond | M | 1959 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Journalist & paragliding instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Harold Christopher (Harry) Taylor | M | 1958 | UK | Climbing Leader | Radley, Oxford, England | Business consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Serge Tuaz-Torchon | M | 1964 | France | Climber | St. Gervais, Haute-Savoie, France | Paragliding instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Whitcombe | M | - | UK | Climber | Gloucester, England | Author | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa | M | 1959 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gyalu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY90201 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 65:291 (1991) | - |
| CHOY90201 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199129104/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu | - | - | - |