Cho Oyu | 1993 W Ridge-W Face from S

A Czechoslovakia expedition to Cho Oyu in 1993 via W Ridge-W Face from S, led by Ludek Ondrej. Summit reached on 8th October 1993. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1250
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Expedition ID CHOY93312
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1993
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from S
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Czechoslovakia
Leaders Ludek Ondrej
Sponsor Czech-Spanish Himalaya Expedition Cho Oyu 1993
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 134 w/Gomez
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Spain
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1993-09-15
Summit Date 1993-10-08
Summit Time 1030
Summit Days 23
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 8
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(15/09,5250m),Dep(15/09,5600m),ABC(30/09,5800m),C1(02/10,6400m),C2(03/10,7200m),C3(07/10,7500m),Smt(08/10)
Route Notes BC at correct Kangshung on Schneider map ABC east of northern ABC site. Pitarch left C3 on 8th Oct at 5 am, on top 10:30 am and stayed 1-1/2 hrs. Returned to C1 at 6 pm. No others above C3 because no time. Czechs had no time to stay till climb finished. Never saw any Chinese police or army or liaison officer. Sherpas with French Cho Oyu team (from Thamserku Trekking) stole a lot of gear from other expeditions.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Explorers
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454997
Year 1993
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from s

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ramiro Beltran Miravet M 1965 Spain Climber Castellon, Spain Businessman Details Other expeditions
Juan Corro Tormo M 1963 Spain Deputy Leader Benicasim, Castellon, Spain Aeronautical engineer Details Other expeditions
Javier Garcia Garcia M 1962 Spain Climber Castellon City, Castellon, Spain Merchant marine officer Details Other expeditions
Jordi Magallon Javierre M 1971 Spain Climber St. Andren de la Barca, Barcelona, Spain Teacher Details Other expeditions
Ludek Ondrej M 1956 Czechoslovakia Leader Jicin, Czechoslovakia Worker on tall buildings Details Other expeditions
Josef Simunek M 1964 Czechoslovakia Climber Prague, Czechoslovakia Land surveyor Details Other expeditions
Petr Skrivanek M 1966 Czechoslovakia Climber Jicin, Czechoslovakia Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Carlos Pitarch Francisco M 1967 Spain Climber Castellon, Spain Attorney Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY93312 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 68:220-221 (1994) -
CHOY93312 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199422003/Asia-Nepal-Cho-Oyu-from-the-South-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -