Cho Oyu | 1996 W Ridge/Face

A Russia expedition to Cho Oyu in 1996 via W Ridge/Face, led by Vladimir Bachkirov. Summit reached on 23rd September 1996. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1974
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Expedition ID CHOY96303
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge/Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Vladimir Bachkirov
Sponsor Russian Cho Oyu & Xixabangma Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 213
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Estonia, Georgia
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1996-08-27
Summit Date 1996-09-23
Summit Time 1000
Summit Days 27
Total Days 34
Termination Date 1996-09-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 11
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 Attempted Xixabangma
Campsites BC(27/08),ABC(31/08,5700m),C1(02/09,6400m),C2(08/09,7100m),C3(18/09,7400m),Smt(23/09)
Route Notes Very deep snow and with Russell Brice were first to arrive and make route. Climbed Xixabangma after Cho Oyu; went to middle summit only; is now 1st Russian to reach two 8000m summits in same season. Xixabangma attempted by normal route and middle summit reached 10 Oct by Aleksei, Boris, Valeri, Sedusov, Gia, Evgeni, Nikolai.
Accidents -
Achievement Pure alpine style and 1st Russian team to make such an ascent of 8000m
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456081
Year 1996
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge/face

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Vladimir Bachkirov M 1952 Russia Leader (Xixa also) Korolev (Kaliningrad), Russia Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Alexei Klimine M 1959 Russia Climber St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia House painter Details Other expeditions
Alexei Russo Kovalchuk M 1957 Estonia Climber Tallinn, Estonia Businessman Details Other expeditions
Boris Mednik M 1955 Russia Climber (Xixa also) St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia Construction worker Details Other expeditions
Alexei Paskin M 1961 Russia Climber St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia Business manager Details Other expeditions
Valeri Pershin M 1948 Russia Climber (Xixa also) Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Alexei Sedov M 1960 Russia Climber St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia Construction company manager Details Other expeditions
Boris Sedusov M 1950 Russia Deputy Leader (Xixa) Perm, Russia Businessman Details Other expeditions
Gia Tortladze M 1960 Georgia Climber (Xixa also) Tbilisi, Georgia Historian Details Other expeditions
Evgeni Vinogradski M 1946 Russia Climber (Xixa also) Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia Physician Details Other expeditions
Nikolai Zakharov M 1953 Russia Climber (Xixa also) Krasnoyarsk, Russia Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY96303 AAJ Bachkirov, Vladimir - - 71:343 (1997) -
CHOY96303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199734302/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-and-Shishapangma-Ascents-and-Tragedy - - -