Cho Oyu | 1993 W Ridge-W Face from N
A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1993 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Ernst Schwarzenlander. Summit reached on 16th May 1993. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1214 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY93107 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1993 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge-W Face from N |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Ernst Schwarzenlander |
| Sponsor | Tibet/Cho Oyu Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 124 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 1993-04-25 |
| Summit Date | 1993-05-16 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 21 |
| Total Days | 25 |
| Termination Date | 1993-05-20 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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(25/04,5400m),C1(28/04,5900m),C2(04/05,6800m),C3(09/05,7380m),Smt(16/05) |
| Route Notes | 1st summit party was 4 members but leader turned back at nearly 8000m because no more strength and 3 others went on to plateau and 1st summit and stopped because didn't want to spend another hour going to further summit; able to go on but this was good enough. On 16th second party did go on to further summit in clear weather (15th cloudy) and all 4 in this party did succeed. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | International Trekkers (Intrek Asia) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454807 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w face from n |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Breuer | M | 1962 | Germany | Climber | Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Railway official | Details Other expeditions |
| Eike Bangert | M | 1937 | Germany | Climber | Germany | Physicist | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl-Heinz Heinen | M | 1938 | Germany | Climber | Germany | Employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Rodja Lars Ratteit | M | 1968 | Germany | Climber | Backnang, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Roland Hogenschurz | M | 1960 | Germany | Climber | Germany | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Harald Peter Borner | M | 1962 | Germany | Climber | Germany | Physicist | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Gabl | M | 1956 | Austria | Climber | Schoenwies, Tirol, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Ludger Hahn | M | 1957 | Germany | Climber | Germany | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Franz Kuehnhauser | M | 1947 | Germany | Climber | Germany | Driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Ernst Schwarzenlander | M | 1947 | Austria | Leader | Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY93107 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 68:277 (1994) | - |
| CHOY93107 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199427701/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-from-the-North-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season | - | - | - |