Cho Oyu | 1997 W Ridge-W Face

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1997 via W Ridge-W Face, led by Markus Walter. Summit reached on 6th May 1997. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2235
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY97108
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1997
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Markus Walter
Sponsor Saxon Himalayan Expedition to Cho Oyu
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 245
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-04-15
Summit Date 1997-05-06
Summit Time 1500
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 10
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(14/04,4900m),ABC(18/04,5300m),C1(21/04,6000m),C2(26/04,6800m),C3(02/05,7500m),Smt(06/05)
Route Notes On top on 6 May Walter and Wiegand 3:00 pm NST and Leupold at 5:00 pm and Leupold reached C3 tents 1 minute before dark; had reached C3 on 5 May in strong weather but 6 May clear morning but by 2:00 pm clouds came from east and south and whiteout at summit (found pole and cross) and Leupold saw Everest in clear weather having followed footprints all the way to pole and cross.
Accidents Koehler altitude sick and left early
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456307
Year 1997
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Joerg Ehrlich M 1970 Germany Climber Heidenau, Saxony, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Olaf Herbert Koehler M 1968 Germany Climber Freital, Saxony, Germany Bricklayer Details Other expeditions
Horst Joerg Leupold M 1970 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Student Details Other expeditions
Thomas Lindner M - Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Software engineer Details Other expeditions
Frank Udo Meutzner M 1965 Germany Climber Freiburg, Saxony, Germany Student Details Other expeditions
Dirk Pannenborg M 1967 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Sports teacher Details Other expeditions
Peter Roszeitis M 1956 Germany Exp Doctor Prausitz, Saxony, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Markus Hannes Walter M 1973 Germany Leader Dresden, Saxony, Germany Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Goetz Wiegand M 1959 Germany Deputy Leader Dresden, Saxony, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Joerg Stingl M 1961 Germany Climber Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany Salesman Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY97108 - Meutzner, Frank & Wiegand, Gotz Gipfeltraume Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin - -
CHOY97108 - - http://www.alpinclub.com/chooyu97.html - - -