Cho Oyu | 1996 W side from N

A New Zealand expedition to Cho Oyu in 1996 via W side from N, led by Mark Whetu. Summit reached on 16th May 1996. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1714
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY96106
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1996
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W side from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Mark Whetu
Sponsor Mountain Works Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 206
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Netherlands
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-04-15
Summit Date 1996-05-16
Summit Time 1030
Summit Days 31
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 12
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(15/04,4800m),ABC(13/04,5300m),C1(25/04,6000m),C2(01/05,6800m),C3(15/05,7100m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes BC at lower than normal site C1 at bottom of scree slope, below normal C1 C3 shared C with Simonson's team. Saved life of Latvian doctor and spent lots of effort pumping Gamov bags for other European lightweight expeditions with proper BC. BC 2 hours walk below normal BC site because vehicles couldn't reach it. Same problem with ABC which yaks couldn't reach. Russell Brice summited from C1 in 11 hrs and 2 hrs back to C1 while others to top went from C3 and back to C3. Brice was 2nd on top with Peter Reynal-O'Connor - 1 hr on top earlier. Brice - 26 May (by phone): Brice left their C1 at 12:30 am of 16th May on top at 11:30 am and down to C1 at 2:30 pm. 1st on top that day with Peter having waited 10 minutes for him - passed other 5 between 6:30 and 7:00 am on ascent; had carried loads to 6800m and 7400m, then a rest day before ascent. "Was on holiday" (not working as a guide with clients).
Accidents Morgan altitude sickness and used oxygen from ABC to BC
Achievement 1st Dutch woman a top any 8000er
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455951
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w side from n

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Antonia (Ansja) De Boer F 1958 Netherlands Climber Queenstown, New Zealand Mountaineering shop manager Details Other expeditions
Bruce Graeme Hasler M 1976 New Zealand Climber Queenstown, New Zealand Mountain equipment shop owner Details Other expeditions
James Heyward M 1959 New Zealand Climber Queenstown, New Zealand Actor Details Other expeditions
Janet Marion Kelland F 1957 New Zealand Climber Waimate, New Zealand Farmer Details Other expeditions
Jonathan Morgan M 1970 New Zealand Climber Nelson, New Zealand Builder & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Pops Poplawski M 1958 New Zealand Climber Hadwow, New Zealand Orthopedic surgeon Details Other expeditions
Peter Reynal-O'Connor M 1963 New Zealand Climber Queenstown, New Zealand Medic Details Other expeditions
Jeff Richards M 1968 New Zealand Climber Christchurch, New Zealand Fisherman Details Other expeditions
Andrew Salek M 1962 New Zealand Climber Queenstown, New Zealand Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Mark Anthony Whetu M 1959 New Zealand Leader Queenstown, New Zealand Alpine & ski guide Details Other expeditions
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Timothy James (Tim) O'Leary M 1965 New Zealand Climber Nelson, New Zealand Bulder & alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY96106 HIGH - - - 167:76 (Oct 1996) -