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
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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 - - -