Cho Oyu | 1997 NW side

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 1997 via NW side, led by Jean-Michel Asselin. Summit reached on 13th October 1997. 23 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2410
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY97318
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1997
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Jean-Michel Asselin
Sponsor Cho Oyu 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 Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1997-09-25
Summit Date 1997-10-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 18
Total Days 21
Termination Date 1997-10-16
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7700m due to wind and cold
High Point (m) 7700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 23
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(25/09,5100m),ABC(27/09,5600m),C1(02/10,6400m),C2(05/10,7000m),xxx(13/10,7700m)
Route Notes All others tents destroyed by wind 2-3 Oct. Members went above C2: Corneloup & Theron to 7700m on 13th Oct with Escoffier but Corneloup had to go down with eye problem. Asselin, Lacroix and Marrioti and 3 Sherpas from C2 at 2:00 am & arrived at 7600m, then very strong wind, very cold and Pellet feet freezing. Very easy climb, nothing technical - had good snow conditions.
Accidents Cardinal serious altitude sickness at ABC; Collet, Oddoux, Vouillamoz and Disserens left 5th & 7th Oct; frostbite Poirier in C2 but probably lose no toes
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456467
Year 1997
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

23 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jean-Michel Asselin M 1952 France Leader St. Marie-du-Mont, Isere, France Magazine editor Details Other expeditions
Bernadette Boucaud F 1961 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Nurse Details Other expeditions
Bernard Cabrol M 1958 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Post office employee Details Other expeditions
Jean-Marc Cardinal M 1959 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Rental agent Details Other expeditions
Laurent Collet M 1965 France Climber Grenoble, Isere, France Communications student Details Other expeditions
Annie Claude Comte F 1947 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Post office employee Details Other expeditions
Christian Corneloup M 1957 France Climber Le Creusot, Saone-et-Loire, France Insurance agent Details Other expeditions
Jacques Henri Disserens M 1965 Switzerland Climber Lausanne, Switzerland Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Jean-Francois Camille Georges Durazzo M 1962 France Climber Ajaccio, Corsica, France Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Regis Garrigues M 1965 France Climber Lille, Nord, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Marcial Lacroix M 1960 France Climber Corte, Corsica, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Edmond Large M 1947 France Climber Lozane, Mont d'Or, France Farmer Details Other expeditions
Caroline Marrioti F 1958 France Climber Paris, France Nurse Details Other expeditions
Franck Oddoux M 1963 France Climber Grenoble, Isere, France Journalist Details Other expeditions
Cedric Pellet M 1974 France Climber Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France Baker Details Other expeditions
Christian Pellet M 1950 France Climber Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France Construction supervisor Details Other expeditions
Michel Poirier M 1954 France Climber Lyon, Rhone, France Computer operator Details Other expeditions
Philip Rebreyend M 1966 France Climber Grenoble, Isere, France Photographer Details Other expeditions
Patrick Rochier M 1964 France Climber Bollene, Provence, France Beekeeper Details Other expeditions
Jean-Marc Seban M 1953 France Climber Paris, France Television cameraman Details Other expeditions
Andre Theron M 1954 France Climber Montpellier, Herault, France Photographer Details Other expeditions
Jean Luc Thierry M 1956 France Climber Paris, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Andre Vouillamoz M 1959 Switzerland Climber Geneva, Switzerland Journalist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.