Cho Oyu | 1998 NW side from N (direct rte)

A Argentina expedition to Cho Oyu in 1998 via NW side from N (direct rte), led by Rodolfo Ramos. Summit reached on 1st May 1998. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2571
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Expedition ID CHOY98102
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1998
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side from N (direct rte)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Argentina
Leaders Rodolfo Ramos
Sponsor 8th Argentine Expedition to Himalaya - to Cho Oyu
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 Claimed
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed True
Disputed False
Countries USA
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1998-04-12
Summit Date 1998-05-01
Summit Time 1600
Summit Days 19
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 3
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8100m (lower summit); claimed success, but disputed
High Point (m) 8100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 ChineseBC(12/04),ABC(15/04,5400m),C1(19/04,6400m),C2(23/04,7200m),C3(30/04,7500m),xxx(01/05,8100m)
Route Notes C4 pitched by Chinese and given to Argentineans, but Argentineans didn't use it but went from C3 to top to C3. Left C3 from top at 6:00 am (Chinese time) on 1 May, on top 4:00 pm (reached plateau with Canadians but did not go as far as Canadians and in clouds could not see many peaks - maybe not to highest plateau first). Most difficult section was seracs from C1 to C2 and even that not very difficult. 2nd summit team Peterson, Centeno, Sieger and Ramos: Ramos gave up at 7100m (sick-flu) but other 3 to C3 and tried for top 5 May; reached Sieger to 7850m had started early alone and took wrong line and very tired in deep snow. Centeno to 7700m and Peterson to 7600m, both exasperated by depth of snow. No more time or climbers for another try for top. Canadian summiter Loubert - 13 May 98 Argentineans did not summit, but stopped ascent before plateau and returned to C2 hours before Canadians.
Accidents Sieger altitude sickness; Ramos and Martinis rheumatic fever
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456713
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side from n (direct rte)

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Julio Eduardo Altamirano M 1952 Argentina Dep Leader/Exp Doctor San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina Physician Details Other expeditions
Carlos Luis Centeno M 1957 Argentina Climber Buenos Aires, Argentina Shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Nestor Lizardo Franco M 1948 Argentina Climber San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina Businessman Details Other expeditions
Alejandro Jose Gimenez M 1966 Argentina Climber Salta, Argentina Photographer Details Other expeditions
Carlos Lewis M 1960 Argentina Climber Salta, Argentina Agricultural engineer Details Other expeditions
Mariano Merani M 1973 Argentina Climber Salta, Argentina Tourist guide Details Other expeditions
Fernando Martinis M 1975 Argentina Climber Salta, Argentina University student Details Other expeditions
Rafael Guillermo Petersen M 1968 Argentina Climber Salta, Argentina Shop salesman Details Other expeditions
Rodolfo Ramos M 1952 Argentina Leader Salta, Argentina Technician Details Other expeditions
Jay Sieger M 1958 USA Climber Kenai, Alaska Petroleum technician Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.