Cho Oyu | 1995 W side from N

A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 1995 via W side from N, led by Rob Hall. Summit reached on 26th September 1995. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1588
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY95303
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1995
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 W side from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Rob Hall
Sponsor Adventure Consultants Cho Oyu Expedition 1995
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 178
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia, Japan, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1995-09-08
Summit Date 1995-09-26
Summit Time -
Summit Days 18
Total Days 21
Termination Date 1995-09-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(08/09),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(14/09,6400m),C2(17/09,7150m),Smt(26/09)
Route Notes In summit bid, Keaton turned back because toes freezing, Ono exhaustion and Chuldim (Khumjung) to look after them. Guy Cotter sent fax from Lhasa hotel about bomb explosion & seeing army vehicles speeding down street, was arrested on 5th Sept and deported to KTM on 9th. Was intensively interrogated and forced to confess he had committed a crime; all this was video-taped as was his deportation. Sherpa Summiters: Ang Dorje (aka Chuldin) from Pangboche Norbu (aka Nuru) from Rolwaling Both climbed Everest with Hall's expedition. Did not attempt Xixabangma as planned because the 2 clients who had originally wanted to did not summit Cho Oyu & were no longer interested in Xixabangma.
Accidents Ono had flu 8 days
Achievement 1st woman to top twice
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455717
Year 1995
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w side from n

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jan Elizabeth Arnold F 1963 New Zealand Climber Christchurch, New Zealand Physician Details Other expeditions
James F. Fries M 1938 USA Climber Portola Valley, California Physician & professor rheumatology Details Other expeditions
Robert Edwin (Rob) Hall M 1961 New Zealand Leader Christchurch, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Leonard James (Len) Harvey M 1949 Australia Climber Austinmer, NSW, Australia Physician Details Other expeditions
David Darius Keaton M 1965 USA Climber San Francisco, California Graduate student Details Other expeditions
Douglas Lyle (Doug) Mantle M 1950 USA Climber Los Angeles, California Attorney Details Other expeditions
Koichi Ono M 1946 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Exporter Details Other expeditions
David P. Taylor M 1952 USA Climber Dallas, Texas Physician Details Other expeditions
Chuldim Dorje (Ang Dorje) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Norbu/Nurbu (Nuru) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Chuldim (Chuldim Dorje) Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu High-altitude porter Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY95303 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 70:316-317 (1996) -
CHOY95303 HIGH - - - 161:34 (Apr 1996) -
CHOY95303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199631604/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-Various-Ascents-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -