Cho Oyu | 1994 W Ridge-W Face from N
A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1994 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Ernst Schwarzenlander. Summit reached on 3rd May 1994. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1322 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY94105 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1994 |
| 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 | DAV Cho Oyu-Shishapangma Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 142,144 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Austria |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1994-04-15 |
| Summit Date | 1994-05-03 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 18 |
| 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 | 9 |
| 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 | Climbed Xixabangma (after Cho Oyu) |
| Campsites | BC(15/04),ABC(17/04,5400m),C1(20/04,5900m),C2(27/04,6700m),C3(02/05,7300m),TrueSmt(03-04/05) |
| Route Notes | Good snow conditions except black ice on ridge. |
| Accidents | None serious; one case of retinal hemmorhage (Stangl) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | International Trekkers (Intrek Asia) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455205 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w face from n |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Kirschmer | M | 1941 | Germany | Climber | Oberschleissheim, Bavaria, Germany | Stone cutter | Details Other expeditions |
| Klaus Kubiena | M | 1930 | Austria | Exp Doctor | Vienna, Austria | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Lustig | M | 1947 | Austria | Climber | Linz, Upper Austria, Austria | Watchmaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Lutz Protze | M | 1942 | Germany | Climber | Dresden, Saxony, Germany | Geodesic engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Ratka | M | 1966 | Germany | Climber | Marburg, Hesse, Germany | Physics student | Details Other expeditions |
| Horst-Werner Rickes | M | 1952 | Germany | Climber | Nisterau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Stangl | M | 1970 | Austria | Climber | Graz, Styria, Austria | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Tuerpe | M | 1961 | Germany | Climber | Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany | Blacksmith | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY94105 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 69:304-305 (1995) | - |
| CHOY94105 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199530403/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-from-the-North-in-the-Pre-Monsoon | - | - | - |