Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Josu Ortubay Fuentes. Summit reached on 8th May 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5184
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY06112
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Josu Ortubay Fuentes
Sponsor	Basque Cho Oyu Expedition 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	By helicopter to Tatopani->Nyalam->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2006-04-15
Summit Date	2006-05-08
Summit Time	1300
Summit Days	23
Total Days	26
Termination Date	2006-05-11
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
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(15/04,4900m),C1(21/04,5700m),C1(22/04,6430m),C2(26/04,7100m),C3(01/05,7450m),Smt(08/05)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/IC on 17 Apr at 5835m ABC at usual campsite. Ortubay Fuentes and Zaita Rubio left C3 at 06:00 hours (NST). Ortubay Fuentes reached summit at 13:00 hours. Stayed on summit for only 3/4 minutes as he was afraid of becoming snowblinded as the sunglasses he used were not protecting his eyes from the constant wind and he was tired. Reached C3 at 16:00 hours; down to C2 at 18:00 hours. Ortubay Fuentes met one Korean and a Sherpa descending below the rock band and after a while another Korean with Sherpa descending. Behind Ortubay Fuentes was Widhalm coming up for summit. It was blue sky all the time but windy, between the surrounding cloud he saw the Everest. Cho Oyu summit was clear. But there was clouds around the summit. Zaita Rubio turned around from 8040m saying that was his limit; he had heart attack 10 years ago. It was difficult for Zaita Rubio to concentrate in his climbing due to his ten-year-old heart attack. His mind was all the thinking of the heart attack and turned around to C3.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459290
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	39358
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06112
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Jesus (Josu)
Last Name	Ortubay Fuentes
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Vitoria, Alava, Spain
Occupation	Psychologist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436465
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jesus (josu) ortubay fuentes
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	39359
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06112
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Francisco Xabier
Last Name	Zaita Rubio
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Galdakao-Usansolo, Vizcaya, Spain
Occupation	Police officer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8040
Summit Date 1	2006-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2437073
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francisco xabier zaita rubio
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jesus (Josu) Ortubay Fuentes	M	1964	Spain	Leader	Vitoria, Alava, Spain	Psychologist	Details Other expeditions
Francisco Xabier Zaita Rubio	M	1965	Spain	Climber	Galdakao-Usansolo, Vizcaya, Spain	Police officer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.