Cho Oyu | 1995 NW side from N

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 1995 via NW side from N, led by Martin (Barney) Barnicott. Summit reached on 29th May 1995. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1437
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY95107
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1995
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Martin (Barney) Barnicott
Sponsor Himalayan Kingdoms Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 171,172
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia, Norway, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1995-05-12
Summit Date 1995-05-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 17
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 13
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 2
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(12/05),BC(14/05,5700m),C1(18/05,6450m),C2(21/05,7000m),C3(28/05,7400m),Smt(29-30/05)
Route Notes 16th May avalanche covered 4 members who ran from it; filled valley but no one hurt. Nima Temba, 36, Beding, climbed Everest with Dutch in May 92 Ang Temba, Beding, climbed Everest (was with Koreans winter '84 and actually went to Annapurna middle summit) Croucher bived alone at 7800m at about 4:00 pm, very tired especially by snow 4 deep on slabs and breaking descent with ski poles is exhausting work for man with 2 artificial legs. Alarmed others who had no idea what had become of him when he didn't come on radio after 6:00 pm.
Accidents Crom did not go on acclimatization trek, felt altitude and left
Achievement 1st person with artificial limb on 8000m summit
Agency Summit Nepal Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455597
Year 1995
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side from n

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Martin Clive (Barney) Barnicott M 1952 UK Leader Caernarvon, Gwynedd, Wales Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Sean Crom M 1956 USA Climber Reno, Nevada Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Norman E. Croucher M 1940 UK Climber London, England Lecturer & writer Details Other expeditions
David Malcolm Goode M 1932 UK Climber Cossington, Somerset, England Retired businessman Details Other expeditions
Siren Greve F 1955 Norway Climber Bergen, Norway Geologist Details Other expeditions
John Longmuir M 1964 UK Climber Dursley, Gloucester, England Town planner Details Other expeditions
Iain Miller Glover Peter M 1959 UK Deputy Leader Penmacwnd, Gwynedd, Wales Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Libby Peter F 1966 UK Climber Penmacwnd, Gwynedd, Wales Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Annette D. H. Smith F 1958 UK Climber Chagford, Devon, England Police officer Details Other expeditions
Christopher Brine (Kit) Spencer M 1955 UK Climber Kathmandu Trekking agent Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey Swinney M 1956 UK Climber Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland Nuclear technician Details Other expeditions
Paul Walters M 1965 Australia Climber Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England Secondary school teacher Details Other expeditions
Peter Wilson M 1948 UK Climber Grimsby, Humberside, England - Details Other expeditions
Nima Temba Sherpa M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY95107 HIGH - - - 155:17 (Oct 1995) -