Cho Oyu | 1998 NW side (direct rte)

A Romania expedition to Cho Oyu in 1998 via NW side (direct rte), led by Constantin Lacatusu. Summit reached on 24th September 1998. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3116
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY98305
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side (direct rte)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Romania
Leaders	Constantin Lacatusu
Sponsor	Independent climber
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	304
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1998-09-10
Summit Date	1998-09-24
Summit Time	1500
Summit Days	14
Total Days	19
Termination Date	1998-09-29
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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(10/09),ABC(13/09,5700m),C1(17/09,6300m),C2(23/09,7000m),Smt(24/09)
Route Notes	Lacatusu left ABC for top on 20 to C1, and 22nd to put gear, 23rd slept in C2; left C2 at 1:00 am NST and on top 3:00 pm and slept in C2. "For next was perfect." Were some avalanches on snow face. Climbed independently. Did not attempt couloir of NW Face as planned because of snow conditions: too much snow.
Accidents	Nothing
Achievement	1st Romanian ascent
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456859
Year	1998
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side (direct rte)

Members

Field	Value
ID	22510
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98305
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Constantin
Last Name	Lacatusu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber
Residence	Piatra Neamt, Romania
Occupation	Geologist & TV film maker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	True
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-09-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	304
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435225
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	constantin lacatusu
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Constantin Lacatusu	M	1961	Romania	Climber	Piatra Neamt, Romania	Geologist & TV film maker	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5265
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY98305
Reference ID	01
Year	1998
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1999
Language	-
Citation	198:40 (May 1999)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7786
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY98305
Reference ID	02
Year	1998
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.lacatusu.ro
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY98305	HIGH	-	-	-	198:40 (May 1999)	-
CHOY98305	-	-	http://www.lacatusu.ro	-	-	-