Cho Oyu | 1999 NW side

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 1999 via NW side, led by Anna Collet. Summit reached on 28th September 1999. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3422
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY99310
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Anna Collet
Sponsor -
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 344 w/Fra,Jap,Slov
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1999-09-07
Summit Date 1999-09-28
Summit Time -
Summit Days 21
Total Days 26
Termination Date 1999-10-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(07/09),ABC(10/09,5700m),C1(14/09,6000m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(27/09,7100m),Smt(28/09)
Route Notes Left ABC with Batard for summit push with 2 Sherpas going ahead placing tents and making route. 14th both slept at 6000m; 15th Batard to ABC, 15th Collet stayed at 6000m arrived there; 16th up to C1 at 6400m with Lazzaroni; 17th and 18th stayed there; 19th Collet and Batard (he arrived). Batard and Phurba Sherpa taken down 200m by avalanche (not hurt only frightened): Batard insisted on taking direct route instead of normal route and big mistake, could not see in dark - had left camp at 11:00 pm of 19th and climbed through night. Avalanche at 7:00-8:00 am when too late to change route - had moved up at only 50m/hr in deep snow. All down to ABC 5:00 pm of 20th ("very long day"). Batard now left expedition despite being hired guide - ("I am not a dog") - big argument. Collet up from ABC 26 Sept with Lazzaroni and Phurba. 27th Tarke arrived ABC and left ABC with Collet and Lazzaroni (who turned back), but Collet and 2 Sherpas up to C2. 27th midnight Collet, her 2 Sherpas with Muller left C2 for top and arrived at top 2 pm: returned C2 at 6:00-7:00 pm. 29th to ABC. On top in clouds: could see no mountain nothing but reached end of other's tracks from 27th. Sherpas: Ang Phurba, 1969, Lukla, his 1st 8000er Tarke, 1967, Kurima, Solu, Cho Oyu Sept 1998
Accidents Nothing except non-fatal avalanches
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457229
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Marc Marie Bernard Batard M 1951 France Climber Megeve, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Anna Morillot Collet F 1953 France Leader Paris, France Airplane pilot Details Other expeditions
Marc Andre Lazzaroni M 1963 France Climber Courchevel, Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Chheplung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tarke Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Rakshikharka, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY99310 HIGH - - - 212:65 (Jul 2000) -