Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Inigo Loyola. Summit reached on 4th May 2006. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5173 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06101 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Inigo Loyola |
| Sponsor | Spanish Cho Oyu Team |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-04-12 |
| Summit Date | 2006-05-04 |
| Summit Time | 1000 |
| Summit Days | 22 |
| Total Days | 25 |
| Termination Date | 2006-05-07 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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 | BC(12/04,4900m),ABC(14/04,5700m),C1(20/04,6400m),C2(22/04,7200m),Smt(04/05) |
| Route Notes | Team left C2 at 2:30 am Nepali time. Insausti and Mendizabal got to 7400m and turned back as it was too cold (-20 degrees). Loyola carried on on his own and reached the summit at 10 am. The views were good and he saw Everest. He returned to C2 where he arrived at 1 pm. Insausti was still at C2, and Mendizabal had descended to BC the same day. Loyola and Insausti descended to ABC the next day. Loyola noticed his frostbite at ABC on 5 May. However, the doctors at CIWEC Clinic told him that he would keep his toes. He also got medical help from the doctor of the Indian Army expedition at ABC. |
| Accidents | Loyola got slight frostbite on 4 toes (noticed his frostbite at ABC on 5 May) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459286 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitxel Insausti | M | 1965 | Spain | Climber | Irun, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Inigo Loyola Larranaga | M | 1969 | Spain | Leader | Deba, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Igor Mendizabal | M | 1973 | Spain | Climber | Itziar, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.