Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Canada expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Andrew McKinlay. Summit reached on 7th May 2006. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5186
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY06114
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Canada
Leaders	Andrew McKinlay
Sponsor	McKinlay 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	Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2006-04-15
Summit Date	2006-05-07
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	22
Total Days	26
Termination Date	2006-05-11
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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),ABC(21/04,5700m),C1(25/04,6400m),C2(05/05,7100m),Smt(07/05)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/IC on 17 at 5400m. McKinlay left C2 at 02:30 hours (NST), reached summit at 12:00 hours, stayed at summit about 10 minutes. Descended to C2 at 16:00 hours, next day to ABC. Weather was very good, it was a little windy at the beginning. When sun came up there was not wind. It was warm and clear sky. Clouds around summit, in and out, saw Everest. Saw at summit prayer flags, oxygen cylinders and bamboo poles. McKinlay returned to Kathmandu on May 12 and will leave on May 18. This is McKinlay's second attempt on Cho Oyu.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459289
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	39362
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06114
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Andrew
Last Name	McKinlay
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Leader
Residence	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Occupation	Computer programmer
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	True
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-05-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1200
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	2434968
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew mckinlay
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Andrew McKinlay	M	1960	Canada	Leader	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Computer programmer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.