Cho Oyu | 1997 NW side

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1997 via NW side, led by Robert Rackl. Summit reached on 13th May 1997. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2237
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY97114
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1997
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Robert Rackl
Sponsor Amical Alpin Cho Oyu Expedition 1997
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 Luxembourg
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1997-04-23
Summit Date 1997-05-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 20
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7300m due to bad weather, members tired, no time left
High Point (m) 7300
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 15
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(23/04,4800m),ABC(26/04,5400m),C1(04/05,6300m),C2(12/05,6800m),xxx(13/05,7300m)
Route Notes C1 at slightly lower than others camps which was too crowded. Sherpas established C3 at 7300m but did not sleep there and members did not go above C2. Too stormy ; waited 2 days in C2 and then descended. Members tired and storm still on.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456314
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Claudia Baeumler F 1968 Germany Climber Frickingen-Leustetten, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Accountant Details Other expeditions
Hartmut Ulrich Bielefeldt M 1965 Germany Climber Frickingen-Leustetten, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Eugen Brunner M 1952 Germany Exp Doctor Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Martine Farenzena F 1956 Luxembourg Climber Hesperange, Luxembourg Railway official Details Other expeditions
Klaus-Dieter Grohs M 1955 Germany Climber Muehltal, Hesse, Germany Telecommunications engineer Details Other expeditions
Maximilian Huber M 1942 Germany Climber Taufkirchen, Bavaria, Germany Butcher Details Other expeditions
Ralf Lutzenburger M 1967 Germany Climber Mainburg, Bavaria, Germany Student Details Other expeditions
Daniel Mastalerz M 1964 Germany Climber Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Social worker Details Other expeditions
Gebhard Plangger M 1937 Germany Climber Baden-Baden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Journalist & television producer Details Other expeditions
Robert Rackl M 1964 Germany Leader Koesching, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Reinhard Schoenfeld M 1951 Germany Climber Gruendau, Hesse, Germany Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Ingolf Schroeder M 1943 Germany Climber Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Clerk Details Other expeditions
Gerd Spahn M 1942 Germany Climber Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany Mason Details Other expeditions
Robert Winklhofer M 1954 Germany Climber Bayerisch Gmain, Bavaria, Germany Heating engineer Details Other expeditions
Ursula Zippel F 1955 Germany Climber Piding, Bavaria, Germany Pharmaceutical supplies saleswoman Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY97114 - - http://www.bielefeldt.de/chooyue.htm - - -