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

A Austria expedition to Cho Oyu in 1998 via NW side from N (direct rte), led by Hermann Trippacher. Summit reached on 6th May 1998. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2565
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY98104
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 Austria
Leaders Hermann Trippacher
Sponsor Austrian Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 282
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1998-04-14
Summit Date 1998-05-06
Summit Time 1545
Summit Days 22
Total Days 32
Termination Date 1998-05-16
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 6
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 BC(14/04,4750m),ABC(19/04,5700m),C1(26/04,6350m),C2(02/05,6800m),C2B(05/05,7100m),Smt(06/05)
Route Notes 6th May team saw Everest and Lhotse from top. Mountain difficult says Prinz. [Summit time given as 18:00 (presume CST from photo in Brunnthaler's book).] 7th May 2nd summit party stopped by weather, cold, wind and snow falling. Two [both Trippachers] reached Chinese tent [at 7500m] and down. Next 3-4 days after 6th May stormy weather and everyone down. No more members wanted to try for top by now.
Accidents 2 cases slight frostbite
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456718
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side from n (direct rte)

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Johannes (Hannes) Doser M 1951 Germany Climber Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany Handicrafts dealer Details Other expeditions
Josef H. (Sepp) Hinding M 1948 Austria Deputy Leader Weyer, Upper Austria, Austria Post office staff Details Other expeditions
Rudolf (Rudi) Hofer M 1957 Austria Climber Neukirchen, Upper Austria, Austria Electrical technician Details Other expeditions
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner F 1970 Austria Climber Spital am Phyrn, Upper Austria, Austria Nurse Details Other expeditions
Christian Lackner M 1962 Austria Climber Wels, Upper Austria, Austria Postman Details Other expeditions
Ernst Michelak M 1946 Austria Climber Weyer, Upper Austria, Austria Construction engineer Details Other expeditions
Leopold Oberegger M 1946 Austria Climber Voecklabruck, Upper Austria, Austria Driver Details Other expeditions
Thomas Prinz M 1960 Austria Exp Doctor Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria Physician (dental surgeon) Details Other expeditions
Franz Scharmueller M 1954 Austria Climber Schoerfling, Upper Austria, Austria Electrical technician Details Other expeditions
Arthur Schmegelsky M 1945 Austria Climber Haid, Lower Austria, Austria Furniture maker Details Other expeditions
Hermann Trippacher M 1960 Austria Leader Neukirchen, Upper Austria, Austria Official in employment exchange Details Other expeditions
Roswitha Trippacher F 1954 Austria Climber Neukirchen, Upper Austria, Austria Bookkeeper Details Other expeditions
Herbert Wolf M 1967 Austria Climber Ebensee, Upper Austria, Austria Police officer Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY98104 - Brunnthaler, Adolf Sepp Hinding, Alleingang am Everest Ennsthaler, Steyr, Austria - -