Cho Oyu | 1995 W side from N (direct line)

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 1995 via W side from N (direct line), led by Pierre Sicouri. Summit reached on 28th September 1995. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1595
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY95306
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	W side from N (direct line)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Pierre Sicouri
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	181,189 w/USA-SAfr
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Russia
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1995-09-11
Summit Date	1995-09-28
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	17
Total Days	26
Termination Date	1995-10-07
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(11/09),ABC(13/09,5600m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(20/09,7000m),C3(28/09,7400m),Smt(28/09,04/10)
Route Notes	BC at road C3 as same as others expeditions. Lhakpa Rita was with American-S African expedition led by Todd Burleson & Peter Athans (summited with Italians on 4 Oct 95). Ianotchkine thinks Buccella & Clavel did not reach true summit. They said they saw nothing from their top & description of climb suggested to him they were not on actual summit.
Accidents	Passino felt sick & left early
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455719
Year	1995
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w side from n (direct line)

Members

Field	Value
ID	5529
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95306
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Rudy
Last Name	Buccella
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	True
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1995-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	181
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438444
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rudy buccella
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5530
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95306
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Arnaud
Last Name	Clavel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	True
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1995-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	181
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439346
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	arnaud clavel
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5531
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95306
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Vladimir
Last Name	Ianotchkine
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Occupation	High school sports teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1995-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	189
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431893
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vladimir ianotchkine
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5532
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95306
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Giorgio
Last Name	Passino
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2435517
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	giorgio passino
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5533
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY95306
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Pierre
Last Name	Sicouri
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Milano, Italy
Occupation	Import company manager
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1995-10-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	189
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433057
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pierre sicouri
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Rudy Buccella	M	1969	Italy	Climber	Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Arnaud Clavel	M	1972	Italy	Climber	Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Ianotchkine	M	1951	Russia	Climber	Moscow, Russia	High school sports teacher	Details Other expeditions
Giorgio Passino	M	1961	Italy	Climber	Courmayeur, Aosta, Italy	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Pierre Sicouri	M	1955	Italy	Leader	Milano, Italy	Import company manager	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.