Cho Oyu | 1999 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 1999 via NW side, led by Carlos Soria. Summit reached on 30th April 1999. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3288
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY99104
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Carlos Soria
Sponsor	Independent climber
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	325
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	1999-04-15
Summit Date	1999-04-30
Summit Time	0945
Summit Days	15
Total Days	20
Termination Date	1999-05-05
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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	Attempted Xixabangma (10 May ABC, 11 May to 6000m)
Campsites	BC(15/04,4800m),ABC(18/04,5400m),C1(27/04,6446m),C2(28/04,7100m),Smt(30/04)
Route Notes	BC at Chinese BC ABC at normal spot C1 at normal spot C2 at normal spot. They left C2 1:30 pm (China time). They returned to C2 at 3:30 pm (China time) Soria thinks they summited at 12:00 pm China time (9:45 NST). He saw prayer flags and the cross and Everest very clearly. On May 1st they went from C2 to ABC. They had a beautiful summit day. Soria left ABC 5 of May. He was in Tingiri from 5 May-8 May. Emillo Valle (Xixa leader, Spanish) was team who Carlos was going to climb with, but when Carlos got there they had already climbed and were going home. So Carlos came back to KTM 17 May 1999. Above ABC Soria used his own tent and cooking gear and had his own Sherpa with him.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457078
Year	1999
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	24651
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Carlos
Last Name	Soria Fontan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1939
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Upholsterer
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	1999-04-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0945
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	325
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	2427179
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	carlos soria fontan
Year of Birth	1939
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	24652
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99104
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Sonam Dendu (Sona Dendu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	1999-04-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0945
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	325
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	2435071
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sonam dendu (sona dendu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Carlos Soria Fontan	M	1939	Spain	Leader	Madrid, Spain	Upholsterer	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Dendu (Sona Dendu) Sherpa	M	1960	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5308
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY99104
Reference ID	01
Year	1999
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1999
Language	-
Citation	205:66-67 (Dec 1999)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY99104	HIGH	-	-	-	205:66-67 (Dec 1999)	-