Cho Oyu | 1995 NW side from N

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 1995 via NW side from N, led by Eric Simonson. Summit reached on 11th May 1995. 22 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1438
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY95102
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1995
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Eric Simonson
Sponsor International Mountain Guides (IMG) Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 166,168-170
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1995-04-11
Summit Date 1995-05-11
Summit Time 1145
Summit Days 30
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) 1200
Total Members 20
Summit Members 13
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(11/04,4875m),ABC(15/04,5670m),C1(20/04,7130m),C2(24/04,7470m),Smt(11-12,16-17/05)
Route Notes 1st summit bid on 11th May - on top 11:45 am - 12:00 noon 12th May - on top 10:30 am 16th May - on top 8:30 am 17th May - on top 9:30 am 11th party on oxygen, fixed rope and trail with Germans not on oxygen behind by 2 hours. 12th no one else on top nor on 16th and 17th. Sherpas: (Tenzing) Finzo, 40, Phortse - this was his 1st 8000er (Dawa Nuru) Domurk, 36, Phortse - Everest '90 (Porzak) Everest '93 (Burleson) Makalu '87 (Porzak) Cho Oyu '90 (Brice)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455579
Year 1995
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side from n

Members

22 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Morgan Bazillian M 1969 USA Climber Telluride, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
James Findley M 1962 USA Climber Sycamore, Illinois Computer consultant Details Other expeditions
Charlotte Conant Fox F 1957 USA Climber Aspen, Colorado Ski patroller Details Other expeditions
David Allen (Dave) Hahn M 1961 USA Deputy Leader Ashford, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Bruce Hill M 1952 USA Climber Madison, Wisconsin Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Markus Hutnak M 1966 USA Climber Santa Cruz, California Salesman Details Other expeditions
Craig Alan John M 1957 USA Climber Olympia, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Heather MacDonald F 1970 USA Climber Ashford, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Douglas C. (Doug) Meyer M 1955 USA Climber Sussex, New Jersey Psychologist Details Other expeditions
Andrew Newton M 1968 USA Climber Danbury, Connecticut Landscape Details Other expeditions
Mark O'Day M 1954 USA Climber Dover, New Hampshire Advertising man Details Other expeditions
Arthur Rausch M 1961 USA Climber Tacoma, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Richard Satterlee M 1941 USA Climber Logan, Utah Steelworker Details Other expeditions
Jeffery Sepulveda M 1954 USA Climber San Juan, Puerto Rico Computer programmer Details Other expeditions
Eric Robb Simonson M 1955 USA Leader Ashford, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Robert (Bob) Sloezen M 1953 USA Climber Aspen, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
William Thompson M 1948 USA Climber Salt Lake City, Utah Computer science professor Details Other expeditions
Daniel Tupper M 1942 USA Climber San Jose, California Engineer Details Other expeditions
Alexander (Alex) Van Steen M 1960 USA Climber Ashford, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David Whitney M 1951 USA Climber Milford, New Hampshire Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Phinzo (Ang Phintso) Sherpa M 1953 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY95102 HIGH - - - 155:17 (Oct 1995) -