Cho Oyu | 1996 W Ridge/W Face

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1996 via W Ridge/W Face, led by Horst Kaluza. Summit reached on 3rd May 1996. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1720
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY96109
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1996
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge/W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Horst Kaluza
Sponsor International Mountain Climbing (IMC) Cho Oyu Team
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 197
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, Denmark, Mexico
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-04-17
Summit Date 1996-05-03
Summit Time 1330
Summit Days 16
Total Days 23
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 1
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(20/04,5400m),Smt(03/05)
Route Notes Three Mexicans climbed together while European climbed individually. Mexicans: C1 6400m - 22 April C2 7700m - 28 April Summit from C2 at midnight of 2nd and on top 1:30 pm (Pena to 8050m only); he [Jorge] saw many peaks and Tibetan plateau, but not Everest because more direction clouds. Europeans: C2 6,00m - 21 April C2 7200m - 1 May C3 7700m - 3 May 8100m and reached on 5 May by Kaluza alone. Then got frostbitten toes in very cold windy storm after 3 days in C3; Rasmussen to 7900m. Delorenzo from C2 to top alone direct on 6 May (Loretan party doubt this ascent as he said he could not remember whether it was rock or snow). Amical Germans also don't believe this claim since "he spent 5 days in C1 smoking cigarettes and not in shape to go directly to summit later"; "surely not to summit" they said 14 May 1996. Team used 1 Sherpa with Europeans to C3.
Accidents Kaluza frostbitten toes (very bad on left foot)
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455938
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge/w face

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hans Delorenzo M 1941 Austria Climber Winklern, Carinthia, Austria Sporting goods shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Jorge Hermosillo Miranda M 1960 Mexico Climber Metepec, Mexico Engineer Details Other expeditions
Horst Georg Kaluza M 1943 Germany Leader Bischofswiesen, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Hermann Kiendler M 1963 Austria Climber Pruggern, Styria, Austria Hotel receptionist Details Other expeditions
Maria del Refugio Morales F 1965 Mexico Climber Mexico City, Mexico Civil servant (Mexican government) Details Other expeditions
Maria del Carmen Pena Monroy F 1961 Mexico Climber Metepec, Mexico Dental technician Details Other expeditions
Gert Rasmussen M 1955 Denmark Climber Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.