Cho Oyu | 1992 W Ridge-W Face from S

A Belgium expedition to Cho Oyu in 1992 via W Ridge-W Face from S, led by Bernard Mousny. Summit reached on 7th May 1992. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1081
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Expedition ID CHOY92105
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1992
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from S
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Belgium
Leaders Bernard Mousny
Sponsor Belgian Himalayan Expedition 1992/Cho Oyu
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 99 w/Swe; 100 w/Ita
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1992-04-22
Summit Date 1992-05-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 15
Total Days 22
Termination Date 1992-05-14
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 5
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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 BC(22/04,5017m),C1(25/04,5700m),C2(26/04,5870m),C3(01/05,6350m),C4(05/05,6900m),C5(06/05,7400m),Smt(07-08/05)
Route Notes BC at Lunag, below Kangchung C1 just before Nangpa La C2 "u" of Khumbu (west side of glacier) C3 45 minutes below snow ridge C4 just above the seracs C5 on West Face (same other's last camp). BC at Lunag very low because expected sites above and Lunag to be very windy. 7th May Gilbert tried for summit with Debrouwer and reached 7570m on rock barrier and returned because toes begining to freeze, stopping just in time to prevent serious frostbite. On 8th Danu left Le Bon on top and he had rucksack with food and drink and she arrived at C5 at 19:00 hours on her knees very tired and in need of drink; Swedish summiter gave her oxygen from his supply (Belgium oxygen was in a lower camp) and she used it for 3 hours. On summit on 8th May in this order: 2 Italians (Ongis and G. Viganco) 1 German (Lutterjohann) Le Bon Danu 3rd Italian
Accidents None except Philippe great pain in arm from unknown cause
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454432
Year 1992
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from s

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Francis Buckaert M 1947 Belgium Climber Mons, Belgium Chief corporal in paratroops Details Other expeditions
Pascal Debrouwer M 1970 Belgium Climber Dion-Valmont, Belgium Army Sergeant (paratroops) Details Other expeditions
Marc Gilbert M 1959 Belgium Climber Oupeye, Liege, Belgium First Sergeant in paratroops Details Other expeditions
Luc Janssen M 1959 Belgium Climber Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium Surgeon (civilian) Details Other expeditions
Linda Le Bon F 1964 Belgium Climber Widdersdorf, Cologne, Germany Army sports instructor (First Sergeant) Details Other expeditions
Veronique Mathieu F 1955 Belgium Climber Mons, Belgium Chief corporal in army Details Other expeditions
Bernard Mousny M 1955 Belgium Leader Widdersdorf, Cologne, Germany Sports instructor in army (Corporal) Details Other expeditions
Didier Philippe M 1959 Belgium Climber Redu, Luxembourg, Belgium Chief corporal in paratroops Details Other expeditions
Danu Sherpa M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY92105 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:224 (1993) -
CHOY92105 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199322401/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-from-the-South-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season - - -