Cho Oyu | 1993 W Ridge-W Face from N

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 1993 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Keith Brown. Summit reached on 20th September 1993. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1257
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY93305
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1993
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Keith Brown
Sponsor USA Cho Oyu-Xixabangma 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 1993-08-30
Summit Date 1993-09-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 21
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8100m due to lack of desire to continue
High Point (m) 8100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 100
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
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 Climbed Xixabangma (Middle Smt)
Campsites BC(30/08,5400m),ABC(03/09,5700m),C1(08/09,6400m),C2(12/09,7050m),C3(19/09,7400m),xxx(20/09,8100m+)
Route Notes Climbed normal route (Austrian) to 7200m then to West Ridge at 7600m. Then climbed SW Face to summit. I believe this same route climbed by Tibetans in 1985. Summit plateau was reached 9 am on 20th Sept. High point reached was the saddle at the southeast edge on the summit plateau which is about 20m lower than either of other summits little to the south and east of the saddle. Brown - 13 Oct 93 He saw Poles tracks continuing beyond his own high point; these tracks went on to the right and would have gone to highest point on mountain. "At the time, there didn't seem to be any point to going further" himself; "we definetely didn't get to the highest bump." They could see a point that was 20m higher than where they (Brown's party) stopped. 3 Americans and Spaniard, Inaki: Ochoa, reached summit plateau together; Inaki went on for 30 minutes or more and Americans then followed in his tracks; all 4 men turned back at same point therefore Inaki also not to highest point. Jennings went only to C2; was afraid of snow/avalanches situation above.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Kunga
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454934
Year 1993
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from n

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Keith Brown M 1958 USA Leader Colombo, Sri Lanka Export office manager Details Other expeditions
Jan Harris M 1963 USA Climber Olympia, Washington Energy information office manager Details Other expeditions
James (Jim) Jennings M 1956 USA Climber Telluride, Colorado Land developer & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Daniel (Dan) Langmade M 1956 USA Climber Scottsdale, Arizona Owner, metal fabricating company Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY93305 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 68:278 (1994) -
CHOY93305 AAJ Brown, Keith - - 68:278-279 (1994) -
CHOY93305 HIGH - - - 138:10 (May 1994) -
CHOY93305 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199427801/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-from-the-North-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -
CHOY93305 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199427802/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-Foresummit-and-Shisha-Pangma-Central-Summit - - -