Cho Oyu | 1990 W Ridge-W Face from S

A Switzerland expedition to Cho Oyu in 1990 via W Ridge-W Face from S, led by Norbert Joos. Summit reached on 23rd October 1990. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 700
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY90308
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1990
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from S
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Norbert Joos
Sponsor Swiss Cho Oyu 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 Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1990-10-19
Summit Date 1990-10-23
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to client's decision to quit
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(19/10,5100m),C1(22/10,5700m),xxx(23/10,6000m)
Route Notes BC at last yak huts Lunag, below Kangchung C1 across Nangpa La High point at Gyabrag Glacier. 23 Oct Hunziker tired and hungry on beautiful day and said he would not return over this glacier again; so climb finished with having done no more than high-altitude trek to point east of Pt 6600m on eastern side of glacier. Hunziker and Edenhofer were clients of Joos. Edenhofer had not planned to go above BC. Joos made no attempt to climb alone because of his responsibilities as client's guide.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453868
Year 1990
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from s

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alfons Edenhofer M 1928 Germany Climber Villars, Vaud, Switzerland Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Paul Hunziker M 1934 Switzerland Climber Flueh, Solothurn, Switzerland Chiropodist Details Other expeditions
Norbert Joos M 1960 Switzerland Leader Gruesch, Graubunden, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.