Cho Oyu | 1994 W side from N

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 1994 via W side from N, led by Pierre Gay-Perret. Summit reached on 2nd October 1994. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1371
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Expedition ID CHOY94311
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1994
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 W side from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Pierre Gay-Perret
Sponsor Thones Himalaya to Cho Oyu
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 158
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1994-09-24
Summit Date 1994-10-02
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 8
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
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(24/09),ABC(26/09,5700m),C1(30/09,6400m),C2(01/10,7100m),TrueSmt(02/10)
Route Notes Summiter Bibollet skied down from 7900m to C1 on same day as summit - too windy for him to carry up skis to top so left them at 7900m. Chappaz & sirdar Mingma went with Bibollet to C2 but went down to C1 because both had altitude sickness (Mingma vomiting all night) & went down to C1 leaving no one in C2 on summit day. Bibollet left C2 at 8 am, 2 pm on summit & after 5 mostly in fog (but did see Everest) went down - reached his skies after 30 mins perhaps; ski descent took 1-1/2 hours to C1. After his success two attempts for top but none higher than 7500m also because very cold & tired. All 3 men climbers again tried but again none of them above 7500m.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455357
Year 1994
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w side from n

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Francis Bibollet M 1963 France Climber Guettaz, Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Maryline Bonnet F 1967 France Climber Thones, Haute-Savoie, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Herve Chappaz M 1969 France Climber Thones, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Pierre Gay-Perret M 1964 France Leader Les Clefs, Haute-Savoie, France Official of skiing organizer Details Other expeditions
Jean Francois Josserand M 1967 France Climber Manigod, Haute-Savoie, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa M - Nepal Sirdar - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY94311 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 69:305-306 (1995) -
CHOY94311 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199530500/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-from-Tibet-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -