Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Austria expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Paul Guertler. Summit reached on 3rd May 2006. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5177
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY06105
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Paul Guertler
Sponsor Tashi Delek Solo to Cho Oyu
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Kodari->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2006-04-15
Summit Date 2006-05-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 18
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2006-05-12
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7500m due to cold hands & feet at both times
High Point (m) 7500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
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(15/04,4900m),ABC(21/04,5714m),C1(24/04,6411m),C2(27/04,7000m),xxx(03/05,7500m)
Route Notes Guertler tried to summit twice but failed twice as he was suffering from cold hands and feet. Both days (3 May & 9 May), he left C2 at 2 am and turned back at about 5:30 am Nepali time. Both times he descended back to ABC.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459285
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Paul Guertler M 1958 Austria Leader Stans, Tirol, Austria Manager for ideas management & apprentice training Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.