Cho Oyu | 1999 NW side

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 1999 via NW side, led by Denis Etienne. Summit reached on 3rd October 1999. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3421
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY99309
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Denis Etienne
Sponsor	Terres d'Adventure 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	KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	1999-09-17
Summit Date	1999-10-03
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	16
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7600m due to wind and snowfall
High Point (m)	7600
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
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(17/09),ABC(20/09,5700m),C1(25/09),C2(7600m),xxx(03/10,7600m)
Route Notes	Defeated by bad weather: strong wind and new snowfall.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA)
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457234
Year	1999
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	25522
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99309
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Charlie
Last Name	Buffet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Journalist
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1999-10-03
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436038
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	charlie buffet
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25523
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99309
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Denis
Last Name	Etienne
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1999-10-03
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2433741
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	denis etienne
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	25524
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99309
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Philippe Francois Erasme
Last Name	Gatta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Laurent-du-Var, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1999-10-03
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437947
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philippe francois erasme gatta
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25525
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99309
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Emmanuel
Last Name	Hadet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France
Occupation	Telecommunications 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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1999-10-03
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438161
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	emmanuel hadet
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25526
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99309
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Jean-Francois
Last Name	Janvier
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France
Occupation	General manager
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1999-10-03
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2429632
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-francois janvier
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25527
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99309
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Agnes
Last Name	Moreau
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France
Occupation	Insurance company staff
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436249
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	agnes moreau
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25528
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99309
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Dominique
Last Name	Royer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Occupation	Civil servant
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1999-10-03
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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2433529
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dominique royer
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	25529
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY99309
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	1999
Season	3
First Name	Marie-Jeanne
Last Name	Simons
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Maximin, Var, France
Occupation	Electronics instructor
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434050
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marie-jeanne simons
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Charlie Buffet	M	1963	France	Climber	Paris, France	Journalist	Details Other expeditions
Denis Etienne	M	1956	France	Leader	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Philippe Francois Erasme Gatta	M	1968	France	Climber	St. Laurent-du-Var, Alpes-Maritimes, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Emmanuel Hadet	M	1969	France	Climber	Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France	Telecommunications engineer	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Francois Janvier	M	1945	France	Climber	Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France	General manager	Details Other expeditions
Agnes Moreau	F	1963	France	Climber	Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France	Insurance company staff	Details Other expeditions
Dominique Royer	M	1956	France	Climber	Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France	Civil servant	Details Other expeditions
Marie-Jeanne Simons	F	1957	France	Climber	St. Maximin, Var, France	Electronics instructor	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.