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 | - | - | - |