Cho Oyu | 1996 W Face/Ridge

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1996 via W Face/Ridge, led by Andreas Kraus. Summit reached on 4th May 1996. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1719
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY96105
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1996
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Face/Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Andreas Kraus
Sponsor Amical Alpin Cho Oyu Expedition 1996
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 199
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-04-14
Summit Date 1996-05-04
Summit Time 0910
Summit Days 20
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 10
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(14/04),ABC(16/04,5100m),ABC(18/04,5400m),C1(22/04,5800m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(03/05,7400m),Smt(04/05)
Route Notes Yaks could go only to 5400m because too many days of snow to go further. Summit day beautiful day and full moon at night of 3rd. After full moon, weather changed on 4th with daily snowfall. Temperature was -43 degrees Centigrade on summit at 9:10 am. Sherpas: Nawang Thile is Beding man who summited Cho Oyu on 1990 and 1995 Ongchu is 32 years old, from Kharikhola, this his first 8000m summit
Accidents Schlegel heart problem at BC; Schubert and Kraus very slight frostbite in -43 degrees weather (turned back at 8000m)
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455939
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face/ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Anton Buhl M 1936 Germany Climber Sonthofen, Bavaria, Germany Retired carpenter Details Other expeditions
Martin Goeggelmann M 1971 Germany Climber Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Electrician Details Other expeditions
Arne Heckele M 1961 Germany Climber Schwenningen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Police officer Details Other expeditions
Andreas (Andy) Kraus M 1962 Germany Leader Oberstaufen, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Kurt Schlegel M 1939 Germany Climber Baienfurt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Construction engineer Details Other expeditions
Karl Schmitt M 1951 Germany Climber Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany Technician Details Other expeditions
Christian Schubert M 1976 Germany Climber Dippern, Germany Student Details Other expeditions
Richard Michael (Richie) Stihler M 1968 Germany Climber Lahr, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Architect Details Other expeditions
Hartmut Stockert M 1955 Germany Exp Doctor Moenchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Robert Storkenmaier M 1962 Germany Climber Achberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Electronics engineer Details Other expeditions
Nawang Thile (Pemba Dorje) Sherpa M 1953 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Ongchu Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY96105 - Stockert, Hartmut Mein Weg zum Dach der Welt By author, Seigen, Germany - -
CHOY96105 HIGH - - - 167:76 (Oct 1996) -