Cho Oyu | 1998 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 1998 via NW side, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 24th September 1998. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3124
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Expedition ID CHOY98313
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Russell Brice
Sponsor Himalayan Experience (Himex) Cho Oyu Expedition 1998
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 301
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-09-05
Summit Date 1998-09-24
Summit Time 1315
Summit Days 19
Total Days 29
Termination Date 1998-10-04
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(05/09),ABC(08/09,5700m),C1(11/09,6400m),C2(13/09,7000m),C3(23/09,7400m),Smt(24/09)
Route Notes On 24th Brice and Grey set off from C3 together at 4:00 am NST; Grey too tired to continue at 8100m at 10:30 am and Brice went down with him and gave the two Sherpas the chance to go to top for first time. Summit party returned to C3 at 6:30 pm in deep snow. 29th another summit bid by Cumming, Ward, Barton-Smith, McGreary [aborted due to bad weather, snowfall].
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456859
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Caroline Baird F 1960 UK Climber Henley-on-Thames, Oxford, England Director of regulatory affairs for drug company Details Other expeditions
Peter Barton-Smith M 1964 UK Exp Doctor London, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Leader Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David John (Dave) Cumming M 1958 UK Deputy Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David Grey M 1969 Australia Climber Russel Valae, NSW, Australia Welding supervisor Details Other expeditions
Maureen Elizabeth MacLean F 1951 Canada Climber San Francisco, California Accountant Details Other expeditions
Larry John McGeary M 1970 UK Climber Bishopston, Bristol, England Computer programmer Details Other expeditions
Alan Paul Ropp M 1955 USA Climber Cincinnati, Ohio Stage hand Details Other expeditions
Roy Campbell Tudor Hughes M 1938 UK Climber Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxford, England Hotelier Details Other expeditions
Douglas (Keith) Ward M 1955 Canada Climber San Francisco, California Business systems project manager Details Other expeditions
Sonam Tashi Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY98313 - - http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/cho-oyo-autumn-1998 - - -