Cho Oyu | 1997 NW side

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 1997 via NW side, led by Eric Escoffier. Summit reached on 13th October 1997. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2402
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY97316
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Eric Escoffier
Sponsor	Cho Oyu 1997
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	276
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Germany
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1997-09-18
Summit Date	1997-10-13
Summit Time	1600
Summit Days	25
Total Days	27
Termination Date	1997-10-15
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
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(18/09),ABC(21/09,5600m),C1(24/09,6400m),C2(10/10,7000m),Smt(13/10)
Route Notes	Days for summit were acclimatizing in C1 and then to C2 site but down to ABC. Left ABC 2nd Oct but bad weather sent them back to ABC same day. 8th to C1 4th time, 13 Oct were on top at 4:00 pm. C3 site 2 tents destroyed but no tent could have stood at all at normal C2 site at 7400m because of winds. Left C2 at 3:30 am to go up, in very cold weather but not such strong winds. At same time 2 others stopped at 7400m by wind and cold.
Accidents	Desprat light frostbite of feet
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456467
Year	1997
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	6138
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97316
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Marc
Last Name	Blanchot
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Dijon, Cote-d'Or, France
Occupation	Attorney
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435875
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marc blanchot
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6139
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97316
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Matthieu
Last Name	Desprat
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2439929
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matthieu desprat
Year of Birth	1973
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6140
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97316
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Eric
Last Name	Escoffier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Mountaineering equipment advisor & organizer of sports events
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	1997-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	276
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	2435050
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eric escoffier
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	6141
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97316
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Jan
Last Name	Kerhart
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Occupation	Cameraman
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435119
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jan kerhart
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6142
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97316
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Alain
Last Name	Paret
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	La Roche-de-Rame, Hautes-Alpes, France
Occupation	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	1997-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	276
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	2429139
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alain paret
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6143
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97316
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Philippe
Last Name	Raymond
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Livry-Gargan, Seine-St-Denis, France
Occupation	Physiotherapist
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433508
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philippe raymond
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6144
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97316
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Gregor
Last Name	Sommer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Occupation	Cameraman
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2437088
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gregor sommer
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	6145
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY97316
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Iman
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Laprak, Gorkha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	1997-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	276
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	(1960-2005) Died 20 Oct 2005 on Kang Guru from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434934
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	iman gurung
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Marc Blanchot	M	1962	France	Climber	Dijon, Cote-d'Or, France	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Matthieu Desprat	M	1973	France	Climber	Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Eric Escoffier	M	1960	France	Leader	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Mountaineering equipment advisor & organizer of sports events	Details Other expeditions
Jan Kerhart	M	1960	France	Climber	Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Germany	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Alain Paret	M	1944	France	Climber	La Roche-de-Rame, Hautes-Alpes, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Philippe Raymond	M	1956	France	Climber	Livry-Gargan, Seine-St-Denis, France	Physiotherapist	Details Other expeditions
Gregor Sommer	M	1966	Germany	Climber	Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Iman Gurung	M	1960	Nepal	H-A Worker	Laprak, Gorkha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5150
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY97316
Reference ID	01
Year	1997
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1998
Language	-
Citation	188:23 (Jul 1998)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY97316	HIGH	-	-	-	188:23 (Jul 1998)	-