Cho Oyu | 1995 NNW Ridge (to 6400m)

A Croatia expedition to Cho Oyu in 1995 via NNW Ridge (to 6400m), led by Darko Berljak. Summit reached on 25th September 1995. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1587
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY95302
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1995
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NNW Ridge (to 6400m)
Route 2 W side (direct line)
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Croatia
Leaders Darko Berljak
Sponsor First Croatian Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 True
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 176,179,180
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany, Slovenia
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1995-09-08
Summit Date 1995-09-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 17
Total Days 22
Termination Date 1995-09-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 17
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(08/09),ABC(10/09,5550m),C1(14/09,6200m),C2(15/09,6800m),C3(22/09,7400m),Smt(25,28-29/09)
Route Notes Stremfelj first went to Palung La to attempt same NNW Ridge attempted by Germans but at 6400m 3 avalanches came down & obviously too dangerous, so left for normal route.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Everest Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455716
Year 1995
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nnw ridge (to 6400m)

Members

18 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mario Bago M 1953 Croatia Climber Zagreb, Croatia Operator of nuclear power plant Details Other expeditions
Darko Berljak M 1950 Croatia Leader Zagreb, Croatia Economist Details Other expeditions
Zeljko Brkic M 1967 Croatia Climber Fericanc, Croatia Farmer Details Other expeditions
Stojan Burnik M 1951 Slovenia Climber Ljubljana, Slovenia Professor of physical education Details Other expeditions
Kresimir Dozdor M 1971 Croatia Climber Zagreb, Croatia University student of naval engineering Details Other expeditions
Kresimir Kucinic M 1958 Croatia Climber Novi Marif, Croatia Geological engineer Details Other expeditions
Danko Petrin M 1962 Croatia Climber Zagreb, Croatia Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Branko Puzak M 1956 Croatia Climber Zagreb, Croatia Travel agent Details Other expeditions
Mario Rodes M 1963 Croatia Climber Varazdin, Croatia Sports shop owner & law student Details Other expeditions
Franz Seiler M 1955 Germany Climber Miesbach, Bavaria, Germany Social worker Details Other expeditions
Branko Separovic M 1947 Croatia Climber Zagreb, Croatia Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Josef Stiller M 1954 Germany Climber Bayrischzell, Bavaria, Germany Hospital cook Details Other expeditions
Andrej Stremfelj M 1956 Slovenia Climber Kranj, Slovenia High school sports teacher Details Other expeditions
Marija Stremfelj F 1957 Slovenia Climber Kranj, Slovenia High school biology teacher Details Other expeditions
Vinko Tomas M 1955 Slovenia Climber Vrbovec, Croatia Attorney Details Other expeditions
Darko Urbancic M 1950 Slovenia Climber Knezak, Slovenia Economist Details Other expeditions
Jasminka Vicenski F 1971 Croatia Climber Zagreb, Croatia Student, arts Details Other expeditions
Nawang Dorje (Da Nawang Dorje) Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY95302 HIGH - - - 161:34 (Apr 1996) -
CHOY95302 - Berljak, Darko Kljucevi Neba By author, Zagreb, Croatia - -