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 - - -