Cho Oyu | 1995 NW side from N

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1995 via NW side from N, led by Harald Popp. Summit reached on 6th May 1995. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1431
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY95105
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1995
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Harald Popp
Sponsor DAV Summit Club Jubilee Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 162
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1995-04-14
Summit Date 1995-05-06
Summit Time 1445
Summit Days 22
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 6
Summit Members 2
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 -
Campsites BC(14/04),ABC(16/04,5450m),C1(18/04,6000m),C2(23/04,6600m),C3(04/05,7050m),C4(05/05,7400m),Smt(06/05)
Route Notes Left C4 7:30 am Chinese time at 3:45 pm; took 1-1/2 hours to reach final summit from 1st peak which one thought was true summit. Both got to true summit. Zedrosser returned to C4 at 10:30 pm 2-1/2 hours after Eibl, very tired; he fell into crevasse up to hips and had to struggle to get out of it and fingers frostbitten when taking off crampons at C4; had left summit 5:00 pm. No wind at summit. Zedrosser needed help to get down mountain due to his exhaustion. Had more camps then normal with low ABC but had no altitude problems at all.
Accidents None except Zedrosser frostbite
Achievement -
Agency International Trekkers (Intrek Asia)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455574
Year 1995
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side from n

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Helmut Eibl M 1952 Germany Climber Fuerstenfeldbruck, Bavaria, Germany Design engineer Details Other expeditions
Karl Gabl M 1946 Austria Climber Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Meteorologist & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Alfred Huber M 1945 Germany Climber Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, Germany Technician Details Other expeditions
Klaus Kubiena M 1930 Austria Exp Doctor Vienna, Austria Physician Details Other expeditions
Harald Enzio Popp M 1955 Germany Leader Uetikon, Zurich, Switzerland Business administrator Details Other expeditions
Bertold Zedrosser M 1943 Austria Climber Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria Bank employee Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.