Cholatse

Cholatse is a 6423m peak in the Khumbu Himal (N of Tawoche). The Himalayan Database records 27 expeditions to this peak, with the first ascent in 1982 by John Roskelley, Galen Rowell, Vern Clevenger, Bill O'Connor.

Peak Details

Field Value
ID 23
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Peak ID CHOL
Peak Name Cholatse
Alt. Name Tsolatse, Jobo Lhaptshan
Location Khumbu Himal (N of Tawoche)
Height (m) 6423
Height (ft) 21073
Sub-range 12
Region 2
Open False
Unlisted False
Trekking Peak True
Trekking Year 2002
Restricted Converted to trekking peak in 2002
Host Country 1
Status 2
Notes Other map altitudes: 6423m - HMG-MT, HMG-Finn, Nepa 6440m - Shangri La, Schneider, Japan MMW, Kielkowski Note: many local Nepal maps incorrectly label the NW summit of Tawoche as Cholatse and label the true Cholatse as Arakam Tse. This is a result of naming errors on the original HMG-Finn map.
First Ascent Year 1982
First Ascent Season 1
First Ascent Expedition CHOL82101
First Summit Date Apr 22
First Ascent Country USA, UK
First Summiters John Roskelley, Galen Rowell, Vern Clevenger, Bill O'Connor
First Ascent Notes -
Reference Notes -
Photo Notes N Face (High 138:8 May 1994) W Side (High 138:9 May 1994) SW Ridge (MM 85:11 Jun 1982) (from air) N Face (AAJ 70:282 1996) (French 1995 route) W Side (AAJ 68:219 1994) N Face (AAJ 59:271 1985) (USA 1984 route)
First Ascent Year 1982
First Ascent Date Apr 22 1982
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Expeditions

27 recorded expeditions.

Expedition ID Year Nationality Route Claimed Basecamp Date Summit Date
CHOL82301 1982 Switzerland S Ridge 25th September 1982 18th October 1982
CHOL82101 1982 USA SW Ridge-S Ridge 20th April 1982 20th April 1982
CHOL83101 1983 UK SE Ridge 7th April 1983 26th April 1983
CHOL84301 1984 USA N Face up; S Ridge down 14th October 1984 5th November 1984
CHOL85101 1985 Japan S Ridge 17th April 1985 19th April 1985
CHOL86401 1986 France - - -
CHOL88301 1988 USA W Face (to 6300m) 3rd October 1988 22nd October 1988
CHOL92301 1992 New Zealand W Rib-SW Ridge 17th September 1992 26th September 1992
CHOL93401 1993 Australia W Face (to 5000m) 23rd November 1993 5th December 1993
CHOL93301 1993 USA SW Ridge 4th October 1993 21st October 1993
CHOL94302 1994 Germany SW Ridge 26th October 1994 10th November 1994
CHOL94301 1994 S Korea SW Ridge 12th September 1994 15th September 1994
CHOL95301 1995 France N Face (1400m high) 9th October 1995 26th October 1995
CHOL00301 2000 USA W rib up; SW Ridge down 14th October 2000 19th October 2000
CHOL01401 2001 S Korea SW Ridge (probably same as 1994 Koreans) 24th December 2001 7th January 2002
CHOL02301 2002 S Korea N Face 2nd September 2002 14th September 2002
CHOL03301 2003 S Korea N Face 5th October 2003 30th October 2003
CHOL04401 2004 S Korea N Face 2nd January 2005 16th January 2005
CHOL05401 2005 USA SW Ridge 29th January 2006 31st January 2006
CHOL05101 2005 Switzerland N Face 13th April 2005 15th April 2005
CHOL05102 2005 Slovenia NE Face (up); SE Ridge (down) 17th April 2005 22nd April 2005
CHOL05301 2005 USA NE Face 2nd November 2005 9th November 2005
CHOL11301 2011 S Korea N Face - 11th November 2011
CHOL17301 2017 Belgium SW Ridge 11th October 2017 22nd October 2017
CHOL21301 2021 France SW Ridge 8th October 2021 15th October 2021
CHOL22301 2022 Nepal SW Ridge 1st November 2022 5th November 2022
CHOL23301 2023 Czech Republic SW Ridge 1st November 2023 3rd November 2023