Cho Oyu | 1999 NW side

A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 1999 via NW side, led by Olaf Rieck. Summit reached on 6th May 1999. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3285
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Olaf Rieck
Sponsor	Leipzig Expedition to Cho Oyu
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	332,333
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1999-04-11
Summit Date	1999-05-06
Summit Time	1230
Summit Days	25
Total Days	35
Termination Date	1999-05-16
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	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	10
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(11/04),ABC(13/04,5400m),C1(16/04,6100m),C2(24/04,6800m),C3A(30/04,7100m),C3B(05/05,7500m),Smt(06-07/05)
Route Notes	ABC lower than others (1 hour) C1 lower than others C2 lower than others C3 same at others or little higher. 2 members [Speer and Tauchnitz] slept in a tent at 7100m 30 April because whiteout prevented going higher; 2 others on 1 May 7100m camp slept in by Rieck and Tuerpe who planned to go to top from there but again weather sent them down again. Storm on 5th May. Ziegler and Kraus took tent from 7100m and took it to 7500m. Ziegler turned back too tired to continue while Kraus on to top at 12:30 pm NST and saw Everest, down to C3 to sleep. 6th May Rieck and Tuerpe from C1 8:00 am, on 11:00 am C2, left C2 at 9:30 pm and went directly to top at 1:30 pm on 7th; caught up with Spanish Abrego members and their Sherpa; the Sherpa went to top with Germans. Germans slept in C3 that night, all expedition members slept in C2.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Everest Holiday
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457084
Year	1999
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	24631
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Elisabeth
Last Name	Eulerich
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Rodewisch, Saxony, Germany
Occupation	Surgeon
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	1999-05-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2437965
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	elisabeth eulerich
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24632
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Toni
Last Name	Grossman
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Mechanic
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)	7500
Summit Date 1	1999-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	3
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434011
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	toni grossman
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24633
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Winfried
Last Name	Kraus
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	-
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	1999-05-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1230
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	332
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	2432794
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	winfried kraus
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24634
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Lutz
Last Name	Protze
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Lichtenhain, Saxony, Germany
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	5400
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2428434
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lutz protze
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	57
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	24635
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Olaf Rainer
Last Name	Rieck
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Occupation	Veterinarian
Leader	True
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	1999-05-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	333
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	2436538
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	olaf rainer rieck
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	24636
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Lydia
Last Name	Schubert
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Occupation	Nurse
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)	6800
Summit Date 1	1999-05-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2438951
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lydia schubert
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24637
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Ingolf
Last Name	Speer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Occupation	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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	1999-04-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	2
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438515
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ingolf speer
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24638
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Reinhardt
Last Name	Tauchnitz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Occupation	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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7500
Summit Date 1	1999-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	3
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2435340
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	reinhardt tauchnitz
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24639
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Thomas
Last Name	Tuerpe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Occupation	Photographer
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	1999-05-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	333
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	2435327
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas tuerpe
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24640
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Wolfgang
Last Name	Ziegler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Machern, Saxony, Germany
Occupation	Electrician
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)	7600
Summit Date 1	1999-05-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2429366
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wolfgang ziegler
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Elisabeth Eulerich	F	1968	Germany	Exp Doctor	Rodewisch, Saxony, Germany	Surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Toni Grossman	M	1957	Germany	Climber	Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany	Mechanic	Details Other expeditions
Winfried Kraus	M	1954	Germany	Climber	Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany	-	Details Other expeditions
Lutz Protze	M	1942	Germany	Climber	Lichtenhain, Saxony, Germany	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Olaf Rainer Rieck	M	1964	Germany	Leader	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany	Veterinarian	Details Other expeditions
Lydia Schubert	F	1971	Germany	Climber	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany	Nurse	Details Other expeditions
Ingolf Speer	M	1970	Germany	Climber	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Reinhardt Tauchnitz	M	1961	Germany	Climber	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Thomas Tuerpe	M	1961	Germany	Climber	Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
Wolfgang Ziegler	M	1944	Germany	Climber	Machern, Saxony, Germany	Electrician	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8059
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY99101
Reference ID	01
Year	1999
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.leipzig-online.de/expedition/cho
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	German
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY99101	-	-	http://www.leipzig-online.de/expedition/cho	-	-	-