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Augsburg Expedition to Cho Oyu (Tibet, 8201 m)

    April 18 - May 28, 1999    

Now you can read our expedition diary here. Before, you can have a look at our original schedule, and you can read how our (Hartmut's and Claudia's) 1997 Cho Oyu attempt evolved.

General

The "Augsburg Cho Oyu Expedition 1999" consists of six members (in alphabetical order):
  • Claudia Bäumler
  • Michael Beuter
  • Hartmut Bielefeldt
  • Petra Kluger
  • Sorin Nistor
  • Christian Rottenegger
From 18 April to May 28, 1999, we attempted the world's sixth highest mountain Cho Oyu, taking benefit of the organisation support (until basecamp) of a German mountain travel company. Three out of us six have reached the summit.

Sponsors

  • We wish to thank the Alpenverein sections Augsburg, and Überlingen/Bodensee for financial support for their members, respectively.
  • LEKI provided us with ski poles and gloves.
  • Some participants received support from Franziskaner Hefeweißbier.
  • Lowa gave equipment to some participants.
  • Gore and Mammut gave jackets to some participants.
  • Deuter participated in some participants' equipment.
  • Odlo participated in the clothes of some participants.
  • Elho gave equipment to some participants.
  • Rohner gave clothes to come participants.
  • From Alpina some participants received sunglasses.
  • Überkinger supported some of the participants.

Schedule

RouteYou can find a route sketch of the ascent route on a separate page.
The timescale of the expedition basically followed the schedule shown below (at the mountain, Claudia's and Hartmut's times are given; the others might have been on the way a day earlier or later.):
Day  1, 18.04. Departure from Frankfurt
Day  2, 19.04. Arrival at Kathmandu (1200 m)
Day  3, 20.04. Kathmandu, city tours etc.
Day  4, 21.04. Travel Kathmandu - Kodari - Zhangmu (boundary, 2300 m), and stay in this "very scenic place".
Day  5, 22.04. Travel Zhangmu - Nyalam (3700 m)
Day  6, 23.04. Acclimatisation day in Nyalam
Day  7, 24.04. Travel Nyalam - Lalung Leh Pass (5050 m) - Tingri (4200 m)
Day  8, 25.04. Travel Tingri - Drivers' Base Camp (5000 m)
Day  9, 26.04. Acclimatisation day at Drivers' Base Camp
Day 10, 27.04. Approach, first day
Day 11, 28.04. Approach, second day - to base camp (Tichy Camp, 5700 m)
--------------- from here on our home is the base camp ---------------
Day 12, 29.04. Rest day in base camp
Day 13, 30.04. base camp - Depot (6050 m) - base camp
Day 14, 01.05. base camp - camp 1 (6400 m) - base camp
Day 15, 02.05. Rest day in base camp
Day 16, 03.05. base camp - camp 1
Day 17, 04.05. camp 1 - base camp
Day 18, 05.05. Rest day in base camp
Day 19, 06.05. base camp - camp 1
Day 20, 07.05. camp 1 - camp 2 (7000 m)
Day 21, 08.05. camp 2 - camp 1 - base camp
Day 22, 09.05. Rest day in base camp
Day 23, 10.05. Rest day in base camp
Day 24, 11.05. Rest day in base camp
Day 25, 12.05. Rest day in base camp
Day 26, 13.05. base camp - camp 1
Day 27, 14.05. camp 1 - attempt to camp 2 (storm) - camp 1 - base camp
Day 28, 15.05. Rest day in base camp
Day 29, 16.05. Rest day in base camp
Day 30, 17.05. base camp - camp 1
Day 31, 18.05. camp 1 - camp 2
Day 32, 19.05. camp 2 - camp 3
Day 33, 20.05. camp 3 - Cho Oyu - camp 3 - camp 2
Day 34, 21.05. camp 2 - camp 1 - base camp
Day 35, 22.05. Rest day in base camp
Day 36, 23.05. Rest day in base camp
--------------- We leave our "home" at 5700 m ---------------
Day 37, 24.05. Way back to drivers' base camp, and transport to Tingri
Day 38, 25.05. Travel to Zhangmu and (with some luck) to Kathmandu
Day 41, 28.05. Flight back to Frankfurt
This schedule basically follows the "proven scheme". Unlike other expeditions arriving already in late March and staying more that 8 weeks there, we try a successful climb within six weeks. That was sufficient for many other groups before, and not everybody has an infinite amount of vacation days. For many employers (even in Germany ;-) it appears hard to let a person take his complete year's vacation (or maybe more) in one block of six weeks, and we'd like to thank the corresponding employers herewith.
Apart from that, a very long stay at base camp might be not too productive since the height of 5700 m exceeds the maximal height of any permanent village by 500 meters, and that certainly has a reason. There, one cannot expect a real recovery from the work done at the mountain - so the main focus should be a quick and effective progress on the mountain.
This page is maintained by
Hartmut Bielefeldt
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