Cho Oyu | 1999 NW side
A Chile expedition to Cho Oyu in 1999 via NW side, led by Christian Rasmussen. Summit reached on 15th September 1999. 1 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3427 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY99315 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1999 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Chile |
| Leaders | Christian Rasmussen |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1999-09-09 |
| Summit Date | 1999-09-15 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 6 |
| Total Days | 21 |
| Termination Date | 1999-09-30 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6800m due to snow danger of avalanche |
| High Point (m) | 6800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| 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 | ABC(09/09,5600m),C1(11/09,6400m),xxx(15/09,6800m) |
| Route Notes | Rasmussen with Sherpa fixed C1. At 6400m on 11th the team went up to 6800m on 15th. Decided to give up on Sept 17 (leader's birthday) due to danger of snow. He was also advised by Russell Brice, of the New Zealand team, not to continue. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457216 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
1 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Rasmussen | M | 1948 | Chile | Leader | Vina del Mar, Chile | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.