Cho Oyu | 1991 W Ridge-W Face from N
A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1991 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Hermann Tauber. Summit reached on 27th May 1991. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 755 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY91107 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1991 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge-W Face from N |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Hermann Tauber |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 86th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Italy |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 1991-05-02 |
| Summit Date | 1991-05-27 |
| Summit Time | 1500 |
| Summit Days | 25 |
| Total Days | 27 |
| Termination Date | 1991-05-29 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 14 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(08/05,5000m),ABC(10/05,5780m),C1(17/05,5900m),C2(19/05,6420m),C3(26/05,7000m),Smt(27/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at road (new site 2-3 hrs further from ABC). Beautiful weather on 27th: little wind and clear till 4:00 pm. Left C3 3:00 am 27 May and 1st reached top at 3:00 pm (last summiter on top 4:00 pm) and back to C3 7-9 pm, some very tired and Weisenberger serious altitude sickness. 28 May to ABC. 29 May for Lhasa and flew to KTM 8 May. 20 May Tauber's hat got brown mark from lightning, which burned metal button on his cap - was on a ridge at 6420m about 2:30 pm. Team used 2 Tibetans to C1. |
| Accidents | 2 altitude sickness; 2 slight frostbite |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454085 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w face from n |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karoline Wolfsgruber | F | 1962 | Italy | Climber | Italy | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Adalbert Albrecht | M | 1949 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Helmuth Bauer | M | 1943 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Horst Conrad | M | 1944 | Germany | Climber | Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Roland Erardi | M | 1946 | Italy | Climber | Bolzano, Italy | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ottmar Fangauer | M | 1962 | Germany | Climber | Sigmaringen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Gasser | M | 1954 | Italy | Climber | Brunico, Bolzano, Italy | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gabriella (Gabi) Hofer | F | 1951 | Italy | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rudi Kalbfleisch | M | 1944 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Monika Kumpf | F | 1952 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Pallhuber | M | 1957 | Italy | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Konrad Renzler | M | 1937 | Italy | Climber | Rasen Antholz, Balzano, Italy | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Weissenberger | M | 1934 | Germany | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas (Andi) Wiedemann | M | 1953 | Germany | Climber | Bad Toelz, Bavaria, Germany | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hermann Tauber | M | 1952 | Italy | Leader | Brunico, Bolzano, Italy | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY91107 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 66:265 (1992) | - |
| CHOY91107 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199226502/Asia-Tibet-West-Side-Pre-Monsoon | - | - | - |