Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Denis Chatrefou. Summit reached on 17th May 2006. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5192 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06120 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Denis Chatrefou |
| Sponsor | CHOYEF 2006 to Cho Oyu |
| 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 | 2006-04-27 |
| Summit Date | 2006-05-17 |
| Summit Time | 1300 |
| Summit Days | 20 |
| Total Days | 26 |
| Termination Date | 2006-05-23 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| 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(27/04,4900m),ABC(29/04,5700m),C1(01/05,6400m),C2(07/05,7100m),C3(16/05,7500m),Smt(17/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at CBC/IC on 28 April at 5400m. Denis and Mathias Chatrefou, Labatut and Pasquer left C3 at 06:00 NST on 17th. Labatut reached summit at 13:00 hours. Pasquer, Denis and Mathias Chatrefou at 16:00 hrs. All four members descended to C3 at 20:00 hours. Weather was very good, sunny, no wind. The team met two Czechs, Labatut saw Everest; Everest side was cloudy when other members were on summit. The team saw on the summit prayer flags, two bamboo poles. Next day all descended to C1. Civera stayed in BC; he got chest infection. Segonne was nervous, no motivation to go beyond CBC. The team returned to Kathmandu on May 24 and will leave on 27th. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459299 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serge Civera | M | 1964 | France | Climber | Dunkerque, Nord, France | Logistics manager for a aluminium company | Details Other expeditions |
| Denis Chatrefou | M | 1954 | France | Leader | Epinay-sous-Senart, Essonne, France | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mathias Chatrefou | M | 1981 | France | Climber | Epinay-sous-Senart, Essonne, France | Sports center manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Claude Gilbert Labatut | M | 1954 | France | Climber | Fougax-Barrineuf, Ariege, France | Machinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Arnaud Henri Bernard Pasquer | M | 1975 | France | Climber | Saran, Loiret, France | Software engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Thierry Segonne | M | 1974 | France | Climber | Megeve, Haute-Savoie, France | Cartographer | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.