Cho Oyu | 1997 NW side

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 1997 via NW side, led by Pierre Schmidt. Summit reached on 20th September 1997. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2404
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY97305
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Pierre Schmidt
Sponsor	Marathon Mountain Orleans Cho Oyu Expedition 1997
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	256
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1997-09-01
Summit Date	1997-09-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	19
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)	300
Total Members	7
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	1
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(01/09),ABC(05/09,5600m),C1(07/09,6400m),C2(19/09,7000m),C3(19/09,7400m),Smt(20/09)
Route Notes	Summit attempt of 20 Sept was made by members and 1 Sherpa, but Lancrenon gave up at 7900m from exhaustion; other 4 members had had enough and quit.
Accidents	Yam Bahadur Norgay (cook) got pneumonia
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456444
Year	1997
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	6042
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97305
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Pierre
Last Name	Des Molles
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Ouzouer-le-Marche, Loir-et-Cher, France
Occupation	Construction engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2430451
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pierre des molles
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6043
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97305
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Daniel
Last Name	Guy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Sandillon, Loiret, France
Occupation	Film director
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2426094
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	daniel guy
Year of Birth	1935
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	62
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6044
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97305
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Marc
Last Name	Herry
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Fleury-les-Aubrais, Loiret, France
Occupation	Construction engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2430335
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marc herry
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6045
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97305
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Claude
Last Name	Lancrenon
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Orleans, Loiret, France
Occupation	Urban planner
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7900
Summit Date 1	1997-09-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2431343
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claude lancrenon
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6046
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97305
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Abdelhak
Last Name	Medallel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Orleans, Loiret, France
Occupation	Biologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2432544
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	abdelhak medallel
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6047
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97305
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Pierre Luc Hughes
Last Name	Schmidt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Les Vigneaux, Hautes-Alpes, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1997-09-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	256
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437074
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pierre luc hughes schmidt
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	6048
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97305
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Christian
Last Name	Trommsdorff
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Martin d'Uriage, Isere, France
Occupation	Computer engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1997-09-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	256
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436464
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christian trommsdorff
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6049
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97305
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-102
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	6050
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97305
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Nawang Thile (Pemba Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1997-09-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	256
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	aka Ang Nawang; 4th ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432326
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nawang thile (pemba dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Pierre Des Molles	M	1947	France	Climber	Ouzouer-le-Marche, Loir-et-Cher, France	Construction engineer	Details Other expeditions
Daniel Guy	M	1935	France	Climber	Sandillon, Loiret, France	Film director	Details Other expeditions
Marc Herry	M	1947	France	Climber	Fleury-les-Aubrais, Loiret, France	Construction engineer	Details Other expeditions
Claude Lancrenon	M	1950	France	Climber	Orleans, Loiret, France	Urban planner	Details Other expeditions
Abdelhak Medallel	M	1953	France	Climber	Orleans, Loiret, France	Biologist	Details Other expeditions
Pierre Luc Hughes Schmidt	M	1966	France	Leader	Les Vigneaux, Hautes-Alpes, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Christian Trommsdorff	M	1964	France	Climber	St. Martin d'Uriage, Isere, France	Computer engineer	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nawang Thile (Pemba Dorje) Sherpa	M	1953	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.