Cho Oyu | 1999 NW side (direct rte from C3)

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 1999 via NW side (direct rte from C3), led by James Bach. Summit reached on 4th May 1999. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3300
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY99116
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1999
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side (direct rte from C3)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders James Bach
Sponsor Sri Chinmoy Expedition to Cho Oyu
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 329,331
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Canada
Approach KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1999-04-05
Summit Date 1999-05-04
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 29
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 4
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(05/04,5000m),ABC(08/04,5700m),C1(16/04,6500m),C2(26/04,7100m),C3(03/05,7500m),C3(05/05),Smt(04,06/05)
Route Notes BC at Chinese Base Camp. On April 21st Bach, Gauthier and Robinson left from C2 3:30 am via Carsolio route (up gullies to the right) and turned back at 8000m due to exhaustion. They used no oxygen and no Sherpas. They returned to C2 at 1:30 pm. On May 3rd another summit attempt was made by Robinson and Wyatt. They left C3 at 12:00 pm. They reached the top at 9:00 am. They slept at C3 when they returned from summit and then ABC next day. On the third summit attempt Bach and Gauthier left C3 at 12:30 pm and reached the summit at 9:00 am. Gauthier went to C2 after summit and so did Bach. Bach and Gauthier say they saw Everest on May 6th, no other teams were with them except an unknown solo climber. Robinson and Wyatt say it was cloudy but they cross and prayer flags, 3 American women (Supy, Georgie, Kathryn) summitted same day (4 May) before Robinson and Wyatt did. * Robinson carried the peace torch to summit, it was lit there for 2-3 minutes. * Sri Chimnoy gave rope and hardware to the Norwegians for their efforts in fixing the rope.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457082
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side (direct rte from c3)

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
James Frederick Bach M 1956 USA Leader Jamaica, New York House builder and renovator Details Other expeditions
Jowan Daji Gauthier M 1974 Canada Climber Kingston, Ontario Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Rayto Udar Robinson M 1964 Canada Climber Victoria, British Columbia Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Samuel Clare Peter (Sam) Wyatt M 1972 Canada Climber Burnaby, British Columbia Salesman for flower distributor Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.