Cho Oyu | 1991 W Ridge-W Face from N
A Taiwan expedition to Cho Oyu in 1991 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Gau Ming-Ho. Summit reached on 4th September 1991. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 582 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY91301 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1991 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge-W Face from N |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Leaders | Gau Ming-Ho |
| Sponsor | Chinese-Taipei 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 | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1991-08-11 |
| Summit Date | 1991-09-04 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 24 |
| Total Days | 33 |
| Termination Date | 1991-09-13 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7800m due to deep snow and exhaustion |
| High Point (m) | 7800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | True |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | ChineseBC(11/08),ABC(15/08,5700m),C1(20/08,6300m),C2(24/08,6700m),C3(01/09,7150m),C4(03/09,7400m),C5(07/09,7500m),xxx(04/09,7800m) |
| Route Notes | 4 Sept summit attack from C4 and reached 7800m by Chen Chiu-Hsia, Wang Chin-Jung, Wangchu Sherpa and Gelje Sherpa. 7th Sept another camp pitched because C4 too low and 1st team took 10 hrs to reach 7800m. Could put C5 only 100m [higher] because waist-deep snow meant it took 5 hrs to pitch this camp. 7 Sept another attack by Chen Chiu-Hsia, Wang Chin-Jung, Huang Su-Wen and Karma Sherpa from C5 but reached only 7700m before thick clouds and snowfalling and Karma double shoe broken so back to C5 only. 9 Sept 3rd attempt by same 3 members only from C5. Reached just 7600m with very deep snow, new snow falling and were very tired. Left ABC 13 Sept and flew to KTM from Lhasa. Were many avalanches on face so climbed direct route above C3. Use of oxygen - 1st attack team during descent to C4. 3rd attack team in C5 after return from attempt. |
| Accidents | Wang slight frostbite on toe |
| Achievement | 1st Taiwanese attempt any 8000er |
| Agency | Namche |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454185 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w face from n |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming-Ho (Makalu) Gau | M | 1949 | Taiwan | Leader | Taipei, Taiwan | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rong-Chin Yu | M | 1954 | Taiwan | Member | Taipei, Taiwan | Civil-government engineering department | Details Other expeditions |
| I-Jan Li | M | 1954 | Taiwan | Climber | Taipei, Taiwan | Taxi driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Yuan-Hao Fu | M | 1956 | Taiwan | Climber | Taipei, Taiwan | School staff | Details Other expeditions |
| Chiu-Hsia Chen | F | 1956 | Taiwan | Climber | Taipei, Taiwan | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Yu-Nan Chen | M | 1959 | Taiwan | Climber | Taipei, Taiwan | Worker, factory | Details Other expeditions |
| Chin-Jung Wang | M | 1960 | Taiwan | Climber | Taipei, Taiwan | Taxi driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Su-Wen Huang | F | 1961 | Taiwan | Climber | Taipei, Taiwan | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Wangchu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Furi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gelje Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalzen Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Cook | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY91301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 66:265-266 (1992) | - |
| CHOY91301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199226503/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-West-Side-from-the-North-Ascents-and-Attempts-Post-Monsoon | - | - | - |