Cho Oyu | 1992 W Ridge-W Face from N

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1992 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Hans Eitel. Summit reached on 14th May 1992. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1082
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY92106
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1992
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Hans Eitel
Sponsor International Mountain Climbing (IMC) Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 101
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1992-04-26
Summit Date 1992-05-14
Summit Time -
Summit Days 18
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
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 1
Member Deaths 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(26/04,4800m),ABC(02/05,5700m),C1(04/05,6400m),C2(12/05,7000m),C3(13/05,7400m),Smt(14/05)
Route Notes No climbing problems. 1st summit bid from C3 on 14th May Kowalzik, Musal Kaji Tamang and Ang Mingma Sherpa: Sherpa turned back at 7600m with headache while others to summit. Only people to summit that day and slept in C3 and 15th to ABC. 2nd summit party from C3 on 20th May, Monnerat and Rusterholz reached 7800m; strong wind, cloudy and cold so both turned back. Philippe Monnerat tried to go directly to C3 instead of following expedition's route, fell at serac, badly injured; Markus found him and pulled him to C3. 3 Nepalese sent up from ABC to help (doctor sick and unable to go up) and 2 members with them. Nepalese on 21 May brought Philippe to C2 and 22nd 5 people brought him down through icefall in bivouac sack to 6700m and here he died; buried him in nearby crevasse. Eigenmann left BC 29 April with "lung sickness" (never went above ABC). Hirche, Wildersinn, Claudia Carl, Meyer and Lattmann left ABC 15 and 16 May, not well; some altitude sickness, some found mountain too much for them after having done some climbing.
Accidents Altitude sickness by 6 members and kitchen boy
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454439
Year 1992
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from n

Members

17 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hans Volker Eitel M 1945 Germany Leader Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Travel agent Details Other expeditions
Diether Hirche M 1942 Germany Climber Germany Salesman Details Other expeditions
Kurt Wildersinn M 1941 Germany Climber Roethenbach, Bavaria, W Germany Technician Details Other expeditions
Peter Andreas Kowalzik M 1967 Germany Climber Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Banker Details Other expeditions
Claudia Carl F 1950 Germany Climber Germany Chemist Details Other expeditions
Philippe Gerard Arnold Monnerat M 1950 Switzerland Climber Switzerland Driver Details Other expeditions
Hartmann Meyer M 1967 Switzerland Climber Switzerland Surveyor Details Other expeditions
Hans-Peter Lattmann M 1942 Germany Climber Waldshut-Tiengen, Baden-Wuerttemburg, Germany Businessman Details Other expeditions
Markus Heinz Rusterholz M 1963 Switzerland Climber Switzerland Engine driver Details Other expeditions
Josef Anton Henkel M 1941 Switzerland Climber Switzerland Craftsman Details Other expeditions
Clemens Egli M - Switzerland Climber Switzerland Cheesemaker Details Other expeditions
Roger Markus Eigenmann M - Switzerland Climber Switzerland - Details Other expeditions
Heidi Luedi F 1947 Switzerland Climber Flawil, St. Gallen, Switzerland Physician Details Other expeditions
Kurt Grauer M 1950 Switzerland Climber Switzerland Engineer Details Other expeditions
Musal Kaji Tamang M - Nepal H-A Worker Lapcha, Gorakhani, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Johann Burri M 1957 Switzerland Climber - Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mingma (Ang Mingma) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY92106 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:288 (1993) -
CHOY92106 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199328802/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-Ascents-from-the-North-and-Tragedy-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season - - -