Cho Oyu | 1990 W Ridge-W Face from N

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 1990 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Sebastian Alvaro Lomba. Summit reached on 19th October 1990. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 696
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Expedition ID CHOY90301
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1990
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Sebastian Alvaro Lomba
Sponsor Al Filo de la Impossible to Cho Oyu & Xixabangma
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 79th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach From Xixabangma->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1990-10-08
Summit Date 1990-10-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 16
Termination Date 1990-10-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 4
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 Climbed Xixabangma (middle summit)
Campsites ChineseBC(08/10),ABC(11/10,5500m),Biv1(13/10,6200m),Biv2(17/10,6800m),C3(18/10,7500m),Smt(19/10)
Route Notes Chinese BC at normal site. 13 Oct to 6200m and slept there but down on 14th with new snowfalling. 17 Oct again up and biv at normal C2 site. Tamayo found temperatures too cold for him and went down 19th while others up to top and to BC same day; cold winds were problem. 2 members only few days in ABC and then to Lhasa and returned to Chinese BC on 22nd and climbing members to BC on 23rd.
Accidents Some frostbite by 3 members which will heal
Achievement -
Agency Trekking International
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453864
Year 1990
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from n

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sebastian Alvaro Lomba M 1950 Spain Leader Madrid, Spain Journalist Details Other expeditions
Juan Ignacio (Axto) Apellaniz Aguiriano M 1954 Spain Climber Vitoria, Alava, Spain Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Jose Antonio Perez Grueso Salon M 1954 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Cameraman on mountains Details Other expeditions
Ramon Portilla Blanco M 1958 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Juan Jose (Juanjo) San Sebastian M 1955 Spain Climber Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jose Carlos Tamayo Gegundez M 1958 Spain Climber Sestao, Vizcaya, Spain Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Antonio Trabado de la Fuente M 1958 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Unemployed civil servant Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY90301 AAJ Alvaro, Sebastian - - 65:297 (1991) -
CHOY90301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199129702/Asia-Tibet-Shisha-Pangma-Central-Summit-and-Cho-Oyu - - -