Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Taichi Yoshida. Summit reached on 11th May 2006. 1 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5187 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06115 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Taichi Yoshida |
| Sponsor | 2006 Cho Oyu Expedition |
| 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 | By helicopter to Tatopani->Nyalam->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-04-15 |
| Summit Date | 2006-05-11 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 26 |
| Total Days | 28 |
| Termination Date | 2006-05-13 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7900m due to bad weather conditions and not enough time |
| High Point (m) | 7900 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| 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(21/04,5700m),C1(28/04,6400m),C2(04/05,7400m),C3(10/05,7600m),xxx(11/05,7900m) |
| Route Notes | Yoshida left C3 on May 11 at 06:00 hours (NST), reached 7900m at 10:30 hours, turned around to ABC at 18:00 hours. Yoshida could not continue his climb to summit due to high wind and snow starting to fall when he reached to 7900m. Also he was exhausted. He alone in C3 in that day. Yoshida hopes to return to Cho Oyu in autumn next year. He returned to Kathmandu on May 14 and will leave the country on 21. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459293 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taichi Yoshida | M | 1973 | Japan | Leader | Hiroshima, Japan | Assistant in mountaineering equipment shop | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.