Cho Oyu | 1997 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 1997 via NW side, led by Oscar Cadiach. Summit reached on 2nd May 1997. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2228
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY97105
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1997
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Oscar Cadiach
Sponsor Cho Expedition 1997
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 240
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Andorra, France
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1997-04-14
Summit Date 1997-05-02
Summit Time 1800
Summit Days 18
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 15
Summit Members 3
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(14/04,5200m),ABC(16/04,5700m),C1(24/04,6300m),C2(30/04,7000m),C3(01/05,7400m),Smt(02/05)
Route Notes Took time and manpower to rescue Basques who were badly frostbitten and then no time left for second summit bid; also not enough strength and started to become windy, but time factor was main reason for no second attempt.
Accidents Serrano pulmonary edema and left expedition
Achievement 1st Andorran woman
Agency Kunga
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456303
Year 1997
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Luis Alberto Aguero Fidalgo M 1964 Spain Climber Avila City, Avila, Spain Shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Oscar Cadiach Puig M 1952 Spain Leader Tarragona, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ramon Castello Pinol M 1960 Spain Climber Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain Shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Joan Carles Castellui Gonzalez M 1963 Spain Climber Tarragona City, Tarragona, Spain Shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Jordi Clariana Gomez M 1955 Spain Climber Vilanova de Meia, Lleida, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nani Duro-Arajol F 1963 Andorra Climber St. Julia, Andorra Works in family-owned hostel Details Other expeditions
Vicente Martin-Paredero M 1954 Spain Exp Doctor Tarragona, Spain Physician Details Other expeditions
Eric Pelenc M 1960 France Climber Generac, Gard, France Technician Details Other expeditions
Martin Ramos Garcia M 1966 Spain Climber Zamora, Spain Shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Francisco Ramiro Martin M 1950 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Bank employee Details Other expeditions
Angel Rifa M 1955 Spain Climber Tarragona, Spain Archeologist & architect Details Other expeditions
Joan Sanahuja Ciurans M 1965 Spain Climber Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain Engineer Details Other expeditions
Julio Serrano Banderas M 1955 Spain Climber Santa Boi, Barcelona, Spain Businessman Details Other expeditions
Antonio Tapiador Sanchez M 1946 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Telecommunications engineer Details Other expeditions
Jordi Tosas Robert M 1968 Spain Climber Blanes, Girona, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY97105 HIGH - - - 179:28 (Oct 1997) -