Inaki Ochoa de Olza summits: Cho Oyu, Makalu and K2 in 2004

The navarrese climber carried, in the final part of the ascent ,a machine that was in the summit to meter the atmospheric pressure.

Half an hour later arrived at the summit the aragonés Carlos Pauner, who departed from Camp II (7.100 meters), after climbing on Sunday from Advanced Base Camp to Camp II. Both are now at Camp III and will try to arrive to sleep at Camp II today.

Maybe tomorrow, fourth of the climbers who are in the expedition guided by Iñaki Ochoa will try the summit. They are the navarrese Oscar Fernández and Ignacio Barrio and the vizcainos Javier Txikon and Aitor Iparaguirre. The navarrese Patxi Viguria maybe could try too. The sisters Mertxe and Cristina Orofino, among with Miguel Laguardia, had desisted. The other two members of the group, the vizcainos Alex Txikon and Igor Astondoa, made summit this Sunday 26th.

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Inaki Ochoa de Olza and the three partner of his expedition who climbed yesterday 24th to the Camp II (7.100 meters) of Cho Oyu are now at the Advanced Base Camp (5.650 meters). Inaki passed the night with the navarrese Cristina Orofino and Oscar Fernández and the vizcaino Aitor Iparaguirre, thinking in go to the summit on Sunday, but some physical problems, nothing serious, obligated them to return. They could make another attempt in the next days.

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The navarrese climber Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, along with Cristina Orofino, Oscar Fernandez and the vizcaino Aitor Iparaguirre, are now 24th of September at Camp II (7.100 meters) of Cho Oyu. The will try to climb tomorrow to Camp III (7.550 meters) and Sunday to the summit. Patxi Viguria, Mertxe Orofino, Miguel Angel Lagurdia and Ignacio Barrio are coming down to the base camp.

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Advanced Base Camp of Cho Oyu, 21st September: 1) The climbers (the vizcaínos Alex and Javier Txikon and Igor Astondoa) that the last 17 the of September passed the night at Camp III (7.550 metros) are in the ABC since 18th. They are tired but in perfect conditions.

2.) During the next days, and in a unique and compact group again, we will try the summit of Cho Oyu depending of the conditions of the way, the weather and our strength.

Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, ABC of Cho Oyu.

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Alex Txikon, Javier Txikon and Igor Astondoa, the three vizcainos climbers who were in the group of Iñaki Ochoa de Olza and don't listen the recommendations of the navarrese trying to make the summit of Cho Oyu alone and without the logical process of acclimatization, are coming down today 18th from 7.550 meters because physical problems, not very serious it seems, but without the condition even to begin the climb from 7.550 meters to the summit. The three climbers desisted even yesterday to continue his adventure because of head pains and now they are coming back to the Advanced Base Camp. In other aspect, the weather seems to be worst next five days, with a big window beginning in 23rd.

 

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