Cho Oyu | 1996 W Ridge/Face from N

A Poland expedition to Cho Oyu in 1996 via W Ridge/Face from N, led by Zbigniew Krol. Summit reached on 3rd October 1996. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1967
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Expedition ID CHOY96311
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge/Face from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Poland
Leaders Zbigniew Krol
Sponsor Polish Himalaya Expedition Cho Oyu 1996
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1996-09-13
Summit Date 1996-10-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 20
Total Days 32
Termination Date 1996-10-15
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned on 10 Oct due to health reasons for two got tired
High Point (m) 7500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
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 -
Campsites BC(13/09,15,5700m),C1(18/09,6200m),C2(23/09,7050m),C3(02-03/10,7500m),xxx(03,09/10,7500m)
Route Notes Two times in C3. 2nd time one week later (on 9 Oct - only Chlebosz); only Chlebosz was fit afterwards and he did not want to climb alone. Valiev - 21 Oct 96 According to Valiev, leader of Kazakh-Japanese team, this team saw Czech die on Novak's Czech expedition and this upset them and stopped their motivation.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456091
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge/face from n

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jacek Czech M 1969 Poland Climber Orzesze, Poland Teacher Details Other expeditions
Zbigniew Krol M 1960 Poland Leader Gliwice, Poland Philosopher Details Other expeditions
Marian Bochynek M 1960 Poland Climber Jandwice Weilkie, Poland Forest ranger Details Other expeditions
Miron Chlebosz M 1965 Poland Exp Doctor Brooklyn, New York Physician Details Other expeditions
Artur Kruk M 1963 Poland Climber Brooklyn, New York Photographer Details Other expeditions
Oskar Orzechowski M 1972 Poland Climber Glogow, Poland Mechanic Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.