Cho Oyu | 1998 NW side (direct rte)
A Slovenia expedition to Cho Oyu in 1998 via NW side (direct rte), led by Danilo Tic. Summit reached on 13th May 1998. 1 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2563 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY98106 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1998 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side (direct rte) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Slovenia |
| Leaders | Danilo Tic |
| Sponsor | Independent climber on Cho Oyu (Swiss-Austrian permit) |
| 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 | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1998-04-24 |
| Summit Date | 1998-05-13 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 19 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7000m due to extreme cold and no time for another attempt |
| High Point (m) | 7000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(24/04),ABC(25/04,5600m),C1(27/04,6300m),C2(06/05,7000m),xxx(13/05,7000m) |
| Route Notes | Tried for summit from ABC with Fabrizio Zangrilli of OTT expedition from ABC 12 May, slept at 6800m in OTT tent, 13th cooked all day and started up for top at 10:00 pm; at 11:30 pm reached 7000m and rested there but -25 degrees C in tent and didn't have down suits so down on 14th and Tic's climb finished (should have been back at work on 18th). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456725 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side (direct rte) |
Members
1 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilo (Dani) Tic | M | 1961 | Slovenia | Leader | Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia | Construction technician | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.