Cho Oyu | 1999 NW side

A Bulgaria expedition to Cho Oyu in 1999 via NW side, led by Doychin Vassilev. Summit reached on 17th May 1999. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3293
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY99109
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1999
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Bulgaria
Leaders Doychin Vassilev
Sponsor Bulgarian Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach From Xixabangma
Basecamp Date 1999-05-07
Summit Date 1999-05-17
Summit Time -
Summit Days 10
Total Days 14
Termination Date 1999-05-21
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8000m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 8000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 120
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
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 Climbed Xixabangma [north peak?] (1 May by Salova)
Campsites BC(07/05,5000m),ABC(08/05,5850m),C1(14/05,6500m),C2(15/05,7100m),xxx(17/05,8000m)
Route Notes On 17 May came down to C2. Didn't go up again because of bad weather. 18th May was windy. 17th May there were from another team two Germans, 2 Swiss were together but stopped at C3. The 2 Swiss reached the summit on 19 via left of the glacier. No Sherpas at all.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457095
Year 1999
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Karina Salova Ivanova F 1953 Bulgaria Climber Vratza, Bulgaria Physician Details Other expeditions
Doychin Todorov Vasilev M 1944 Bulgaria Leader Sofia, Bulgaria Printing-inks distributor & trekking agent Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.