Cho Oyu | 1990 W Ridge-W Face from S

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 1990 via W Ridge-W Face from S, led by Kurt Walde. Summit reached on 8th January 1991. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 739
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY90401
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1990
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from S
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Italy
Leaders Kurt Walde
Sponsor -
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1990-12-04
Summit Date 1991-01-08
Summit Time -
Summit Days 35
Total Days 46
Termination Date 1991-01-19
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7500m due to wind, depletion of food supplies
High Point (m) 7500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(04/12,5070m),Dep(04/12,5950m),C1(16/12,6750m),C2(07/01,7250m),xxx(08/01,7500m)
Route Notes BC at Lunag (below Kangchung) Depot only, on moraine on east side of Gyabrag Glacier (east of "c" of Glacier) C2 below serac before normal C3 C2 at bottom of NW Face High point on NW Face. Wind a strange kind in Dec with unexpected very strong bursts out of calmness; could not put camp along main trail to Nangpa La because Tibetan officials passing that way. Put only deposit at 5450m under rocks for fear Tibetans would take any visable tent; came here on acclimatization climb on 7 Dec and again on 15 Dec. 16 Dec proceeded to C1 site which was 100m below normal C3 site and where made snow and left cache cave. 17 Dec back to BC because not yet acclimatized. Left BC 23 Dec and slept at C1 25 and 26 Dec, planning summit push from here, but this was impossible because of wind. Waited a day and wind still blowing and made descent difficult back to BC on 27th. Left BC again with sirdar (who had been with him on 23 Dec trip) 4 Jan. 5 Jan to depot site; 6 Jan rested. 7 Jan Walde alone to 7250m below normal C4 at end of big serac at beginning of NW Face. 8 Jan started early in morning in snowstorm (very strong wind) and turned back at 7500m and spent night in new cave at 6750m where had had tent at C1. 9 Jan down to BC. 15 Jan both men left BC (now no people on trail) but got only to 5700m, little beyond Nangpa La, where slept and 16th went only to 6800m, saw storm clouds coming and turned back and climb finished. Left BC 19 Jan; no food or no money to buy food again. "Incredibly long way" from BC and depot - maybe 20 km. Total at BC: Walde, two sirdars and cook; LO and cook stayed at BC, sirdar only on glacier, did no real climbing.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453945
Year 1990
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from s

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kurt Walde M 1962 Italy Leader Brunico, Bolzano, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY90401 AAJ - - - 65:234 (1991) -
CHOY90401 MM - - - 138:8 (Mar 1991) -
CHOY90401 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199123401/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-Winter-Attempt - - -