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

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 1998 via NW side from N (direct rte), led by Cesar Alvarez. Summit reached on 27th September 1998. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3128
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side from N (direct rte)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Cesar Alvarez
Sponsor	Cho Oyu 1998 - Leon
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	310
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	1998-09-06
Summit Date	1998-09-27
Summit Time	0745
Summit Days	21
Total Days	25
Termination Date	1998-10-01
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	10
Summit Members	2
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(06/09),ABC(09/09,5800m),C1(12/09,6400m),C1(14/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7100m),C2(20/09,7100m),Smt(27/09)
Route Notes	This expedition actually composed of five independent parties who were together to, at and back from ABC but otherwise were separate with our tents, food etc: 1 Gil and Lete 2 Alanso, Martin and Osa 3 Fernando Fernandez and Ruiz 4 Alvarez and Velez 5 Felix Fernandez Summit party Gil and Lete were only ones to summit: they left C2 26th at 9:45 pm Nepal time, reached top at 7:45 am 27th, returned to ABC and weather changed night of 28th; bad weather set in with much snowfall, so others unable to summit.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456862
Year	1998
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side from n (direct rte)

Members

Field	Value
ID	22581
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Gabino
Last Name	Alonso
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Azkoitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Firefighter
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438504
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gabino alonso
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22582
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Cesar
Last Name	Alvarez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Telecommunications engineer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436770
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	cesar alvarez
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22583
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Felix
Last Name	Fernandez Casilla
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Bank technician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2430408
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	felix fernandez casilla
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22584
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Fernando Jose
Last Name	Fernandez-Vivancos Fernandez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Granada City, Granada, Spain
Occupation	Industrial engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438969
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	fernando jose fernandez-vivancos fernandez
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22585
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Alberto
Last Name	Gil
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
Occupation	Firefighter
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	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	310
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	2437843
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alberto gil
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22586
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Jesus Maria (Txetxu)
Last Name	Lete
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Hernani, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Basque language teacher
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	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	1998-09-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	310
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	2437554
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jesus maria (txetxu) lete
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22587
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Jon Andoni
Last Name	Martin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Azkoitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Barman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436495
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jon andoni martin
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22588
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Ignacio
Last Name	Osa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Azkoitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Builder
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437868
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ignacio osa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22589
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Koldo
Last Name	Ruiz Ansorena
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Zestoa, Guipuzcoa, Spain
Occupation	Firefighter
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437125
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	koldo ruiz ansorena
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22590
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY98317
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1998
Season	3
First Name	Enrique
Last Name	Velez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Leon, Spain
Occupation	Biology teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2433871
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	enrique velez
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1998
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Deputy

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gabino Alonso	M	1970	Spain	Climber	Azkoitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Firefighter	Details Other expeditions
Cesar Alvarez	M	1965	Spain	Leader	Madrid, Spain	Telecommunications engineer	Details Other expeditions
Felix Fernandez Casilla	M	1947	Spain	Climber	Madrid, Spain	Bank technician	Details Other expeditions
Fernando Jose Fernandez-Vivancos Fernandez	M	1971	Spain	Climber	Granada City, Granada, Spain	Industrial engineer	Details Other expeditions
Alberto Gil	M	1968	Spain	Climber	Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain	Firefighter	Details Other expeditions
Jesus Maria (Txetxu) Lete	M	1967	Spain	Climber	Hernani, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Basque language teacher	Details Other expeditions
Jon Andoni Martin	M	1964	Spain	Climber	Azkoitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Barman	Details Other expeditions
Ignacio Osa	M	1968	Spain	Climber	Azkoitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Builder	Details Other expeditions
Koldo Ruiz Ansorena	M	1966	Spain	Climber	Zestoa, Guipuzcoa, Spain	Firefighter	Details Other expeditions
Enrique Velez	M	1957	Spain	Deputy Leader	Leon, Spain	Biology teacher	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.