Cho Oyu | 1998 NW side from N (direct rte)
A China expedition to Cho Oyu in 1998 via NW side from N (direct rte), led by Gao Yong-Hong. Summit reached on 21st April 1998. 15 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2566 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY98116 |
| 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 | China |
| Leaders | Gao Yong-Hong |
| Sponsor | Beijing University |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 279 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 1998-04-21 |
| Summit Time | 1300 |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC,C1,C2(7200m),C3,C4(7800m),Smt(21/04) |
| Route Notes | Summit team went to top from C4 on 21 April and descended same to C2. No further attempt for summit. Members were young people. 17 May - Den: expedition was from Beijing University; leader (a graduate) and 16 members were students; also had a CTMA "advisor" Tenju Dorje, who helped them fix rope, went with them up to 6500m [7000m?]. One member left early with eye problems (snow blindness?). 28 May - OTT members reported Chinese left "enormous mess" of rubbish at ABC which OTT people collected and disposed of. |
| Accidents | 1 member eye problem |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Tibetan Mountaineering Assoc |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2456703 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side from n (direct rte) |
Members
15 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun Cao | M | - | China | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Dorje (Danzhen Duoji) | M | 1962 | China | Advisor | Namling Dzong, Tibet, China | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Guang Chen | M | 1976 | China | Climber | Beijing, China | Beijing University student | Details Other expeditions |
| Yong-Hong Gao | M | - | China | Climber | China | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ke-Yi Chen | M | - | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Qing-Chun Chen | M | - | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yan Lu | F | - | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yuan-Xin Tang | M | - | China | Climber | China | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jin Wang | F | - | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Min Xu | M | - | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Feng Ye | M | - | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chun-Bai Zhang | M | - | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yong-Hong Zhang | M | - | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Xiao-Guang Zheng | M | - | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tao Zhou | M | - | China | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.