Cho Oyu | 1999 NW side
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 1999 via NW side, led by Jose Ignacio Martinez. Summit reached on 17th September 1999. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3433 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY99321 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 1999 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Jose Ignacio Martinez |
| Sponsor | Extremenos al Cho Oyu 1999 |
| 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 | 1999-09-17 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 21 |
| Termination Date | 1999-09-30 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7100m due to snow and danger of avalanche |
| High Point (m) | 7100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| 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),C2(17/09,7100m),xxx(17/09,7100m) |
| Route Notes | C1 on the ridge C2 not slept in. The expedition "Extremenos Al Cho Oyu '99" leader said the could not go beyond C2. They used the ropes fixed by New Zealand team. Nincho Expedition (Fermin Aristo). He spent a night on C2 on 25th. Next day 26 had to give up the climb - reason: bad weather, snow. Christian Rasmussen with Sherpa fixed C1 6400m on 11th. The team went upto 6800m on 15th. Decided to give up on Sept 17 (his birthday) due to danger of avalanche. He was also advised by Russell Price (New Zealand team) not to continue due to the bad conditions of weather. (All three teams returned to Kathmandu on 1 Oct). |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457218 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Francisco Gonzalez Galvan | M | 1973 | Spain | Climber | Merida, Badajoz, Spain | Book shop assistant | Details Other expeditions |
| Cesareo Gregorio Perez | M | 1959 | Spain | Climber | Plasencia, Caceres, Spain | Computer instructor to primary school teachers | Details Other expeditions |
| Roman Marquez Polo | M | 1967 | Spain | Climber | Merida, Badajoz, Spain | Barman | Details Other expeditions |
| Jose Ignacio Martinez Trujillo | M | 1967 | Spain | Leader | Merida, Badajoz, Spain | Economist | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.