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
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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 - - -