Cho Oyu | 1996 W Ridge/Face

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 1996 via W Ridge/Face, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 27th September 1996. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1959
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	W Ridge/Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Henry Todd
Sponsor	Himalayan Guides Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	220
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Poland, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1996-09-06
Summit Date	1996-09-27
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	21
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	8
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(06/09),ABC(09/09,5600m),C1(13/09,6200m),C2(19/09,7100m),C3(26/09,7450m),Smt(27/09)
Route Notes	"Sherpa" summiters: Jyamyong Bhote, 27 Jan 68, Hungjung village, Makalu area, 1st 8000er Pemba Dorje Sherpa, born 1961 C Boskoff - 23 June 2001 Keith Boskoff and Raymond Dorr used oxygen from C3 to top and perhaps all the way to C3; no others used any oxygen.
Accidents	Nothing
Achievement	Mark Pfetzer youngest Cho Oyu summiter to date
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456085
Year	1996
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w ridge/face

Members

Field	Value
ID	5753
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Keith L.
Last Name	Boskoff
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Occupation	Travel agency owner & architect
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	220
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to top and to C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431320
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	keith l. boskoff
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5754
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Raymond Andrew (Ray)
Last Name	Dorr
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Theater stagehand
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	220
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to top and to C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434159
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	raymond andrew (ray) dorr
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5755
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Christine Joyce Feld
Last Name	Boskoff
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia
Occupation	Travel agent & electrical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	220
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1954-2006) Died Nov 2006 as result of climbing accident in Sichuan, China
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437648
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christine joyce feld boskoff
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5756
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Paul
Last Name	Fletcher
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Newport, Rhode Island
Occupation	Electrical distribution system linesman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434956
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul fletcher
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5757
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Larry G.
Last Name	Hall
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Lake Bluff, Illinois
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	220
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432733
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	larry g. hall
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5758
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Mark
Last Name	Pfetzer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	16
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Middletown, Rhode Island
Occupation	High school student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	220
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442148
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mark pfetzer
Year of Birth	1980
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	16
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5759
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Henry Barclay
Last Name	Todd
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation	Expedition organizer & leader
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	220
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1945-2025) Died 3 Nov 2024 in Kathmandu from stroke
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429447
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	henry barclay todd
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	5760
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Pawel
Last Name	Wuzyk
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Secunda, S Africa
Occupation	Chemical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436036
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pawel wuzyk
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5761
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Jyamang
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	220
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437789
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jyamang bhote
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	5762
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1996-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	220
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435445
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Keith L. Boskoff	M	1950	USA	Climber	Atlanta, Georgia	Travel agency owner & architect	Details Other expeditions
Raymond Andrew (Ray) Dorr	M	1958	USA	Climber	Brooklyn, New York	Theater stagehand	Details Other expeditions
Christine Joyce Feld Boskoff	F	1967	USA	Climber	Atlanta, Georgia	Travel agent & electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Paul Fletcher	M	1960	USA	Climber	Newport, Rhode Island	Electrical distribution system linesman	Details Other expeditions
Larry G. Hall	M	1954	USA	Climber	Lake Bluff, Illinois	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Mark Pfetzer	M	1980	USA	Climber	Middletown, Rhode Island	High school student	Details Other expeditions
Henry Barclay Todd	M	1945	UK	Leader	Edinburgh, Scotland	Expedition organizer & leader	Details Other expeditions
Pawel Wuzyk	M	1963	Poland	Climber	Secunda, S Africa	Chemical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Jyamang Bhote	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje Sherpa	M	1961	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5027
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY96304
Reference ID	01
Year	1996
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1997
Language	-
Citation	175:88 (Jun 1997)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY96304	HIGH	-	-	-	175:88 (Jun 1997)	-