Cho Oyu | 1993 W Ridge-W Face from S
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 1993 via W Ridge-W Face from S, led by Joaquin Betelu. Summit reached on 24th April 1993. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1209 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY93102 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1993 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge-W Face from S |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Joaquin Betelu |
| Sponsor | Basque 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 | 1993-04-11 |
| Summit Date | 1993-04-24 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 13 |
| Total Days | 20 |
| Termination Date | 1993-05-01 |
| Termination Reason | 14 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6400m due to Chinese 'checkpost' at narrow icefall leading from Gyabrag Glacier to C2 |
| High Point (m) | 6400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | True |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(11/04,5300m),ABC(18/04,5350m),C2(24/04,6400m),xxx(24/04,6400m) |
| Route Notes | BC at true Kangchung ABC northeast of Nangpa La C2 near point 6445 (near Germans). No C3 because problem with Chinese officials with Swiss. Caught Germans from Nepal side & depanded payment to let them pass: $5000 to return to their BC, $15,000 to continue climb. This Spanish team not caught, heard about this from Germans & decided not to continue climb. After 22 April this team went down to ABC. Then came much snowfall over 2 days & waited at ABC. 28th up to C1 with Germans (Spanish half-hour behind Germans & saw Germans caught by 3 men, 1 with rifle in army uniform), so Spanish to ABC & waited to try again. 29th Germans leader to BC for many while other Germans wait at Swiss camp. Spanish spent Sherpas on 1 May to see situation & reported Chinese still there which they were & would stay till Swiss finished 20 May. Spanish haven't food for 25+ more days. Sherpas brought down C2 & team left ABC 2 May. Betelu left team on 29th May because he is doctor & Dilip Sherpa, cook of Ibanez, very sick from pulmonary edema which almost killed him (Ibanez was higher on mountain & didn't know problem). Ibanez was on this expedition's permit but was independent of the others, had his own Sherpa climbing with him, his own Tamang cook, his own gear & climbed independently; he pitched his camp 1 the day before this expedition pitched theirs; he also withdrew from mountain becasue of Chinese controllers, reached Kathmandu 7 May. His highest point was C2, went down because of bad weather & heard from Germans about Chinese charging to climb. Alvaro Lopez: 30th April, 3 members caught by Chinese at 6100m going to camp at 6400m; took them to BC of Swiss but on the way, German leader met them & said Basques were members of his team & since Germans had paid already $15,000 so Chinese let them go (this second time this had happened on Cho Oyu so maybe Germans had funds in case needed). ** Oxygen used for sick cook. |
| Accidents | None except Ibanez cook's edema (oxygen used by cook) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454785 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w face from s |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Joaquin (Kiko) Betelu Corcuera | M | 1956 | Spain | Leader | Pamplona, Navarra, Spain | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Naiara Ezeiza Uribe | F | 1977 | Spain | Climber | Eskoriatza, Guipuzcoa, Spain | High school student | Details Other expeditions |
| Roman Ezeiza Aranburu-Zabala | M | 1957 | Spain | Climber | Eskoriatza, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Cesar Izar de la Fuente | M | 1954 | Spain | Climber | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Mechanic | Details Other expeditions |
| Luis Laborda Gonzalez | M | 1956 | Spain | Exp Doctor | Tarragona, Spain | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Alvaro Lopez de Arbina Ibanez | M | 1957 | Spain | Climber | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Mechanic | Details Other expeditions |
| Patxi Sanchez-Dehesa de la Bergara | M | 1955 | Spain | Climber | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Staff member, city sanitation department | Details Other expeditions |
| Garbine Uribe Beristaini | F | 1959 | Spain | Climber | Eskoriatza, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Saleswoman, food market | Details Other expeditions |
| Dilip Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Cook | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY93102 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 68:220 (1994) | - |
| CHOY93102 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199422002/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-from-Nepal-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season | - | - | - |