원정 개요

15-16 Oct 5 people left C2 at 1:00 am NST for top: 3 summiters and Schaffter and Favre turned back at 7400m because coughing so much she couldn't go on. All down to C1 to sleep ABC 17th.

Pasquier went from top to C1 by ski (he arrive C1 5:00 pm after 1 hour stop in C2).

Team went to Tingri 21 Oct; arrived Xixa BC 26 Oct, but a lot of snow on mountain so went only to 5800m on 29 Oct to have a look and decided too much snow meaning avalanche danger and left BC 1 Nov.

On Cho Oyu, Pitteloud went twice to C1 but not really well and lacked motivation after death of Greek team's leader from altitude sickness.

Robert Wehren fell into a crevasse going on a side trip to Nangpa La, cut his head and hurt his shoulder on 2 Oct, so he and his son Julian Wehran left expedition 10 Oct and did no climbing. Team was on mountain alone towards end of a climb.

Nepalese on Cho Oyu summit:
Ang Sone, 21/7/77, Thami Og, Apa's son, Everest X2
Krishna Bahadur Tamang, 25/9/68, Kanku, Solu, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1