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.