Cho Oyu | 1996 W side (direct from C2 to top)
A Switzerland expedition to Cho Oyu in 1996 via W side (direct from C2 to top), led by Bruno Hasler. Summit reached on 2nd May 1996. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1721 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY96104 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1996 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | W side (direct from C2 to top) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Bruno Hasler |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Climbing (IMC) Swiss to Cho Oyu & Xixa |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 195 w/Swz,198 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Spain |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1996-04-13 |
| Summit Date | 1996-05-02 |
| Summit Time | 0700 |
| Summit Days | 19 |
| Total Days | 27 |
| Termination Date | 1996-05-10 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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 | Climbed Xixabangma (except Schmid) |
| Campsites | BC(13/04,4800m),ABC(17/04,5400m),C1(20/04,6400m),C2(26/04,7200m),Smt(02,04/05) |
| Route Notes | Schmid and Zinsli left C2 about 8:00 pm 1 May with Loretan's party and on top 7:00 am with Loretan men and down to C1 that day. On 3 May from C2 at 9:30 pm and on summit on 4th at 8:30 am (climbed through the night of full moon in beautiful but very windy night) and down to C1. Team used 4 Tibetans to C1. |
| Accidents | Schmid frostbitten fingers |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2455937 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w side (direct from c2 to top) |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bieri | M | 1968 | Switzerland | Climber | Sursee, Luzern, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Bruno Hasler | M | 1959 | Switzerland | Leader | Mastrils, Graubunden, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Arthur Kaeslin | M | 1969 | Switzerland | Climber | Beckenried, Lucerne, Switzerland | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Rosa Maria Real Soriano | F | 1963 | Spain | Climber | Valencia, Spain | Sports teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Markus Schmid | M | 1966 | Switzerland | Climber | St. Gallen, Switzerland | Technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Weber | M | 1959 | Switzerland | Climber | Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Zinsli | M | 1968 | Switzerland | Climber | Thalkirch, Graubunden, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.