Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A Austria expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Walter Zoerer. Summit reached on 13th May 2006. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5180 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06108 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Austria |
| Leaders | Walter Zoerer |
| Sponsor | Globetrek Cho Oyu 2006 |
| 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 | Lhasa->Xigatse->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-04-22 |
| Summit Date | 2006-05-13 |
| Summit Time | 1400 |
| Summit Days | 21 |
| Total Days | 26 |
| Termination Date | 2006-05-18 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 50 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| 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(22/04,4900m),ABC(24/04,5650m),C1(28/04,6350m),C2(02/05,7000m),C3(12/05,7400m),Smt(13/05) |
| Route Notes | Summit team left C3 at 3 am Nepali time. Weather started off very clear, but it clouded over later. When they arrived on the summit it was pretty cloudy; no views but they saw prayer flags. They spent about 15 minutes on the summit. They descended to C3, where they arrived at 7 pm.They descended to ABC on 14 May. Steger got as far as C1 on 29 April. He descended to ABC the same day and left on the following day. Zoerer thinks he felt overwhelmed by the mountain. He had been twice on Cho Oyu before but never got very high. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459295 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guenther Forster | M | 1962 | Austria | Climber | Lustenau, Vorarlberg, Austria | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Mennel | M | 1955 | Austria | Climber | Lingenau, Voralberg, Austria | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Gebhard Riedmann | M | 1961 | Austria | Climber | Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Steger | M | 1961 | Austria | Climber | Kitzbuehel, Tirol, Austria | Police officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Walter Manfred Zoerer | M | 1971 | Austria | Leader | Oberhofen, Tirol, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Chhiri (Ang Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Samde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.