Cho Oyu | 1991 W side from N

A Hong Kong expedition to Cho Oyu in 1991 via W side from N, led by David Lam. Summit reached on 28th September 1991. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 581
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Expedition ID CHOY91304
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1991
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 W side from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Hong Kong
Leaders David Lam
Sponsor -
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 89th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1991-09-09
Summit Date 1991-09-28
Summit Time -
Summit Days 19
Total Days 22
Termination Date 1991-10-01
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 1
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(09/09,5400m),C4(7550m),Smt(28/09)
Route Notes Only one of the Hong Kong Chinese members did any climbing: Lam reached 8150m with Tsindin [Chuldin] Temba on 28 Sept. One other got altitude sickness, left BC for lower altitude and returned to BC. Team's C1, C2 and C3 were below Japanese camps, hence their need to have C4. Left BC 1st Oct, 2 days before Japanese. This team was on Japanese permit and shared ABC but ABC were separate party.
Accidents One member altitude sickness; nothing else
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454209
Year 1991
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w side from n

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Lam M - Hong Kong Leader Hong Kong - Details Other expeditions
John Lee M - Hong Kong Climber Kowloon, Hong Kong - Details Other expeditions
Chi-On Chan M - Hong Kong Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Chuldin Temba (Chuldim) Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Zarok, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY91304 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 66:265-266 (1992) -
CHOY91304 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199226503/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-West-Side-from-the-North-Ascents-and-Attempts-Post-Monsoon - - -