Cho Oyu | 1996 W Ridge/Face

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

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1966
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	W Ridge/Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Luc Nicolino
Sponsor	French Tibet Expedition to Cho Oye
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	-
Basecamp Date	1996-09-17
Summit Date	1996-09-27
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	10
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned on 5 Oct due to bad weather
High Point (m)	7350
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	10
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(17/09),ABC(19/09,5700m),C1(22/09,6400m),C2(25/09,7000m),xxx(27/09,02/10,7350m)
Route Notes	Dehlinger & Uginet left two weeks earlier - 27 Sept When bad weather cleared up after almost a week of waiting they had run out of time.
Accidents	The two female members: one had bad stomach, the other tired of climb
Achievement	-
Agency	Alpine Asian Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456085
Year	1996
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge/face

Members

Field	Value
ID	5835
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Thierry
Last Name	Bessiere
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Thones, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Postman
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	2436598
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thierry bessiere
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5836
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Jacques Robert
Last Name	Cordola
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Thones, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	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	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	2431240
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jacques robert cordola
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5837
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Pascale
Last Name	Dehlinger
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	France
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Obieau d' Asse, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2436242
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pascale dehlinger
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	33
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	5838
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Didier
Last Name	Eynard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Montagny, Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2437614
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	didier eynard
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5839
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Didier
Last Name	Maistre Bazin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Les Clefs, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Electrical technician
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7350
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	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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434963
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	didier maistre bazin
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5840
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Luc
Last Name	Nicolino
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Plague, Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7350
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	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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435986
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	luc nicolino
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	5841
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Jean Yves
Last Name	Roche
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Montagny, Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7350
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	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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436187
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean yves roche
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5842
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Marie-Laure
Last Name	Uginet
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Aime, Savoie, France
Occupation	Household helper
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2434094
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marie-laure uginet
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5843
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Raymond
Last Name	Ulliel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Bourg St. Maurice, Savoie, France
Occupation	Mechanic
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7350
Summit Date 1	1996-10-02
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	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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2432665
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	raymond ulliel
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	5844
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY96317
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Ariele
Last Name	Vincent
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
Occupation	Physician
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2437040
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ariele vincent
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Thierry Bessiere	M	1964	France	Climber	Thones, Haute-Savoie, France	Postman	Details Other expeditions
Jacques Robert Cordola	M	1949	France	Climber	Thones, Haute-Savoie, France	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Pascale Dehlinger	F	1963	France	Exp Doctor	Obieau d' Asse, Haute-Savoie, France	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Didier Eynard	M	1967	France	Climber	Montagny, Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Didier Maistre Bazin	M	1960	France	Climber	Les Clefs, Haute-Savoie, France	Electrical technician	Details Other expeditions
Luc Nicolino	M	1963	France	Leader	Plague, Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Jean Yves Roche	M	1963	France	Climber	Montagny, Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Marie-Laure Uginet	F	1957	France	Climber	Aime, Savoie, France	Household helper	Details Other expeditions
Raymond Ulliel	M	1953	France	Climber	Bourg St. Maurice, Savoie, France	Mechanic	Details Other expeditions
Ariele Vincent	F	1965	France	Climber	Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France	Physician	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.