Cho Oyu | 1994 W side 'W Corner'

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 1994 via W side 'W Corner', led by Malcolm Duff. Summit reached on 8th May 1994. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1313
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY94108
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1994
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W side 'W Corner'
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Malcolm Duff
Sponsor Ascent Cho Oyu International Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 145
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries New Zealand, USA, Venezuela
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1994-04-23
Summit Date 1994-05-08
Summit Time 1015
Summit Days 15
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 1
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(23/04,5260m),ABC(26/04,5700m),C1(29/04,5800m),C2(02/05,6300m),C3(06/05,6900m),C4(07/05,7300m),TrueSmt(08/05)
Route Notes BC at Kangchung ABC south of Nangpa La C1 due east of point 6600m on Gyabrag Glacier on Schneider map C2 near point 6500m C4 with C3's tent. Summit bid from C4 began at 4 am by 5 men who reached top 10:15-10:30 am in no wind & excellent snow conditions but cloudy & began snowing heavily when reached C4 at 3:30 pm with Delgado needing help on descent because of lack of oxygen. Pasang Gombu to 8300m (with Soviets?) & summited Api, but this his first 8000m summit. David Horrex - March 30, 2002 Neil Lindsey was given as a summiter on May 8 when actually it was not Lindsey who got to the top, but Horrex. Lindsey was given as the summiter by the leader on his return from Cho Oyu because Horrex was not on the list of authorized members.
Accidents Simpson lung infection; Pierce & Secor didn't acclimatize; Jones frostbite of one toe (may lose tip)
Achievement 1st Venezuelan atop any 8000er
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455210
Year 1994
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w side 'w corner'

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jose Delgado M 1949 Venezuela Climber Miami, Florida Petroleum engineer Details Other expeditions
Malcolm (Mal) Duff M 1953 UK Leader Culross, Fife, Scotland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Clive Bruce Jones M 1964 New Zealand Climber Palmerston City, New Zealand Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Neil Lindsey M 1951 UK Climber Dumfries, Northern Ireland Builder Details Other expeditions
Bruce Joseph (Joe) Simpson M 1960 UK Climber Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England Author Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gombu Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Robert John Secor M 1956 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Geoffrey (Jeff) Pierce M 1951 UK Climber Staines, Middlesex, England Policeman Details Other expeditions
David Holl M - UK Climber - - Details Other expeditions
David Alexander Horrex M 1962 UK Climber Norwich, Norfolk, England Photo lab manager Details Other expeditions
Richard Nowack M 1940 USA Climber Julian, California Food servce worker Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.