Cho Oyu | 1997 NW side

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1997 via NW side, led by Horst Kaluza. Summit reached on 2nd May 1997. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2229
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY97107
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1997
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Horst Kaluza
Sponsor International Cho Oyu Expedition 1997
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 239,241
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1997-04-15
Summit Date 1997-05-02
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 17
Total Days 25
Termination Date 1997-05-10
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 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(15/04,4900m),ABC(18/04,5300m),C1(20/04,6400m),C2(24/04,6800m),C3(01/05,7500m),Smt(02-03/05)
Route Notes C3 reached by Rockenbauer, Goger and Chlastak. On 2rd Rockenbauer up alone because other 2 not well acclimatized; he climbed alone and met on summit an Austrian in team member and others from Slovak team at 2:00 pm NST and down to C3. 3rd May Goger and Chlastak to top at 2:00 pm. Both days could see nothing because cloudy but know were on top because found pole and small cross. Rockenbauer to BC on 3rd while others 2 on 4th to C1 and BC 5th. Altitude sickness afflicted Ernst and Hoesle, who never got beyond ABC and left expedition after 1 week. Kaluza to C1 and Nutz to C1 and they got sick and retreated.
Accidents Goger and Chlastak some frostbite but will be OK
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
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

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Helmut Chlastak M 1943 Germany Climber Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Stone mason Details Other expeditions
Reinhard Ernst M 1948 Germany Climber Schallbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Office worker Details Other expeditions
Johann (Hans) Goger M 1965 Austria Climber Wolfau, Burgenland, Austria Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Thomas Hoesle M 1967 Germany Climber Oy, Bavaria, Germany Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Horst Georg Kaluza M 1943 Germany Leader Bischofswiesen, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Martin Schoepf M 1969 Austria Climber Laengenfeld, Tirol, Austria Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Helmut Nutz M 1962 Austria Climber Lilienfeld, Lower Austria, Austria Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Heinz Rockenbauer M 1951 Austria Climber Lilienfeld, Lower Austria, Austria Mechanic Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.