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 Peter Stadler. Summit reached on 5th May 1993. 22 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1215 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY93109 |
| 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 | Peter Stadler |
| Sponsor | Eiselin Sports Cho Oyu Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 121,123,125 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria, Germany |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 1993-04-26 |
| Summit Date | 1993-05-05 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 9 |
| 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 | 22 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(26/04,5400m),ABC(28/04,5900m),C1(30/04,6400m),C2(04/05,7150m),C3(07/05,7500m),Smt(05,15-16/05) |
| Route Notes | 5th May Stadler & Wuersch at 1 am from C2 to top; weather good but very cold - 3 others were with them but turned back at 7400m & 7900m because of cold & long distance to top. 8th May second summit party but stopped at different altitudes, highest at 8000m in windy snowstorm. 14th May Neuhuber C1 to C3 & 15th to top alone 12 others turned back. Neuhuber hadn't had to make most of trail & wasn't exhausted. Guichard with 4 Germans on 15th May up from C3 & only he claimed top in bad weather. Miss Kopp's account of Tibetan police confrontation with German expedition is attached to German's expedition route notes. Ibanez - 15 May 93 Large Swiss Cho Oyu expedition complained to Chinese about teams coming across from Nepal and therefore Chinese army men caught hold of Germans and Basques. This action by Swiss legally correct but not in the spirit of mountaineers. Swiss a big commercial expedition. Taiwanese sirdar threatened Ibanez's one climbing Sherpa (Pemba from Khumjung) he would be [arrested] if he continued on Cho Oyu (Pemba denies this). |
| Accidents | 2 with frostbite but probably no loss |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Great Escapes Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2454796 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w face from n |
Members
22 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Baumann | M | 1944 | Switzerland | Climber | Montana, Valais, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Franz Christen | M | 1964 | Switzerland | Climber | Hasle-Ruegsau, Bern, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Doetlinger | M | 1948 | Austria | Climber | St. Johann, Tirol, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans Eichenberger | M | 1944 | Switzerland | Climber | Goldswil, Bern, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Alain Fenart | M | 1959 | Switzerland | Climber | Schwellbrunn, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Helga Guichard | F | 1949 | Switzerland | Climber | Cheseaux-Noreaz, Vaud, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierre-Yvan Guichard | M | 1949 | Switzerland | Climber | Cheseaux-Noreaz, Vaud, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Christine Kopp | F | 1967 | Switzerland | Climber/BC Manager | Fluelen, Uri, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hermann Kruettner | M | 1948 | Austria | Exp Doctor | Grodig, Salzburg, Austria | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Franz Anton Ludwig | M | 1933 | Germany | Climber | Sarnen, Obwalden, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Luethi | M | 1962 | Switzerland | Climber | Wyssachen, Bern, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Werner Masik | M | 1944 | Austria | Climber | Neudorf, Styria, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Alois Neuhuber | M | 1932 | Austria | Climber | Altmuenster, Upper Austria, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ernst Niedermoser | M | 1956 | Austria | Climber | St. Johann, Tirol, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Johann (Hans) Scharnagl | M | 1947 | Austria | Climber | Koessen, Tirol, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans Schmocker | M | 1943 | Switzerland | Climber | Ringgenberg, Bern, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernhard Schrittwieser | M | 1936 | Switzerland | Climber | Suebingen, Germany | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Stadler | M | 1957 | Switzerland | Leader | Fluelen, Uri, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Anton Vikoler | M | 1958 | Austria | Climber | Koessen, Tirol, Austria | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl Watzinger | M | 1937 | Austria | Climber | Admont, Styria, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Arnold Wuersch | M | 1950 | Switzerland | Climber | Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Josef Spiss | M | 1926 | Germany | Climber | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY93109 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 68:277 (1994) | - |
| CHOY93109 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199427701/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-from-the-North-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season | - | - | - |