Cho Oyu | 1997 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 1997 via NW side, led by Joaquin Colorado. Summit reached on 22nd September 1997. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2407
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY97310
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Joaquin Colorado
Sponsor Sanga Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 260,262
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Portugal
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-09-06
Summit Date 1997-09-22
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 16
Total Days 29
Termination Date 1997-10-05
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 12
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(06/09),ABC(09/09,5600m),C1(12/09,6400m),C2(16/09,7100m),C3(25/09,7500m),Smt(22,26/09)
Route Notes Ms. Lago climbed from C2 to summit to C2 on 22nd with Ongchu Sherpa. All members slept in C2 but few on top because winds and others feared frostbite.
Accidents Nothing serious
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456446
Year 1997
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andres Abrain Aznar M 1961 Spain Climber Vitoria, Alava, Spain Physician Details Other expeditions
Inaki Beltran De Lubiano M 1960 Spain Climber Vitoria, Alava, Spain Metal worker Details Other expeditions
Joaquin Colorado Sierra M 1963 Spain Leader Madrid, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Raul Diez Arredondo M 1964 Spain Climber Churriana, Granada, Spain Engineer Details Other expeditions
Mateo Hernandez Izquierdo M 1960 Spain Climber Bejar, Salamanca, Spain Hotel's representative (selling rooms) Details Other expeditions
Maria Jesus (Chus) Lago Rey F 1964 Spain Climber Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain Aerobics teacher Details Other expeditions
Diego Lopez Alonso M 1972 Spain Climber Aguilar do Campoo, Palencia, Spain Chemist (in factory) Details Other expeditions
Carlos Manget M 1962 Spain Climber Madrid, Spain Chemical engineer Details Other expeditions
Alberto Prieto Alcalde M 1960 Spain Climber Burgos, Spain Architect Details Other expeditions
Antonio Ramos Lafuente M 1962 Spain Climber Armilla, Granada, Spain Shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Matias Sala Riu M 1955 Spain Climber Manresa, Barcelona, Spain Teacher Details Other expeditions
Gonzalo Manuel Sobral Blanco Velez M 1958 Portugal Climber Lisbon, Portugal Economist Details Other expeditions
Ongchu Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.