Cho Oyu | 1996 W Ridge/W Face

A Switzerland expedition to Cho Oyu in 1996 via W Ridge/W Face, led by Erhard Loretan. Summit reached on 2nd May 1996. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1716
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY96108
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1996
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge/W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Erhard Loretan
Sponsor Swiss to Cho Oyu
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 195
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-04-17
Summit Date 1996-05-02
Summit Time 0700
Summit Days 15
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 -
Campsites BC(17/04),ABC(19/04,5400m),C1(23/04,6400m),C2(27/04,7100m),Smt(02/05)
Route Notes -
Accidents Blanc pulmonary edema; Waeber 'high altitude depression'
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455937
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge/w face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Christian Bannwart M 1961 Switzerland Exp Doctor Luzern, Switzerland Physician Details Other expeditions
Claude Bitz M 1959 Switzerland Climber Ayent, Valais, Switzerland Construction supervisor Details Other expeditions
Daniel Blanc M 1953 Switzerland Climber Ayent, Valais, Switzerland Postman Details Other expeditions
Serge Bonvin M 1962 Switzerland Climber Ayent, Valais, Switzerland Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Olivier Kurz M 1963 Switzerland Climber Geneva, Switzerland Attorney Details Other expeditions
Erhard Loretan M 1959 Switzerland Leader Cresuz, Fribourg, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Renate Schmid F 1962 Switzerland Climber Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Mountain hutkeeper Details Other expeditions
Paul Waeber M 1945 Switzerland Climber Fribourg, Switzerland Salesman Details Other expeditions
Hans Juerg Fluetsch M 1942 Switzerland Climber St. Gallen, Switzerland Attorney Details Other expeditions
Laure Speziali F 1954 Switzerland Climber Geneva, Switzerland Journalist Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY96108 HIGH - - - 167:76 (Oct 1996) -