Cho Oyu | 1993 W Ridge-W Face from N

A Switzerland expedition to Cho Oyu in 1993 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Andre Georges. Summit reached on 7th May 1993. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1211
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Expedition ID CHOY93108
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 Switzerland
Leaders Andre Georges
Sponsor Expedition 1993 Himalaya-Tibet
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 122
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1993-04-26
Summit Date 1993-05-07
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 11
Total Days 11
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 Climbed Xixabangma (Georges solo)
Campsites ABC(26/04,5640m),C1(29/04,6200m),C2(01/05,6900m),Smt(07/05)
Route Notes Neff to 6400m+; no higher because not acclimatized. 5th May Georges arrived at C2 for his summit at 11 am. 5th May he left 11 am and got to 7200m and back because snowfall and returned to C1 at 1 am on 6th. 10 am went to C3 of German (DAV) expedition and slept in DAV tent. 7th May left. 8th May to ABC at 7 am. Cook had cerebral edema at ABC and used oxygen.
Accidents Padam (cook) cerebral edema at ABC (used oxygen)
Achievement -
Agency Khumbi-ila Mt. & Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454798
Year 1993
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from n

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andre Georges M 1953 Switzerland Leader Les Hauderes, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Roland Neff M 1946 Switzerland Climber Mex, Vaud, Switzerland Physician Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY93108 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 68:277 (1994) -
CHOY93108 HIGH - - - 130:8 (Sep 1993) -
CHOY93108 - Georges, Andre Aventures Alpines II La Matze, Sion, Switzerland - -
CHOY93108 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199427701/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-from-the-North-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season - - -