Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A Switzerland expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Anjan Truffer. Summit reached on 24th May 2006. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5193 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06121 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Leaders | Anjan Truffer |
| Sponsor | Kobler & Partner Ama Dablam and 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 | Chile |
| Approach | By helicopter to Kodari->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-05-07 |
| Summit Date | 2006-05-24 |
| Summit Time | 0700 |
| Summit Days | 17 |
| Total Days | 19 |
| Termination Date | 2006-05-26 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Attempted Ama Dablam (AMAD-061-10) |
| Campsites | BC(07/05,4900m),ABC(09/05,5700m),C1(13/05,6400m),C2(22/05,7100m),C3(23/05,7400m),Smt(24/05) |
| Route Notes | Summit team left C3 at 1 pm (Nepali) Weather was calm and clear. Nater and Ping Zho arrived on summit at 7 am (NST). They spent 10 minutes on summit. Good views of Everest. Nater descended to ABC, where she arrived at 3 pm. Ping Zho descended to C2, where he arrived at 1 pm. Remaining summit team arrived on summit at 10:30 am and descended to C2, where they arrived at 5 pm. Truffer and Wongchu Sherpa got sick in the night of 23 May. They both had an upset stomach and vomitted all night. They descended to ABC on 24 May as they were both too sick to climb. They left C3 at 9 am (NST) and arrived at ABC at 3 pm together with Nater. Remaining team descended to ABC on 25 May. Hired summiters: Pemba Sherpa, 4/9/71, Taksindu-5, Everest X4 Pasang Tagqu, Tibetan, 1978, Shigatse, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X2 Ping Zho, Tibetan, 3rd year student in Lhasa Tsering Dondrup, Tibetan, Cho Oyu X3? |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Iceland Trekking (Dorje) |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459306 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Aquiles Cuq Maggi | M | 1969 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Dierk Maass | M | 1943 | Switzerland | Climber | Zumikon, Zurich, Switzerland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Anne-Christine Nater | F | 1976 | Switzerland | Climber | Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Anjan Truffer | M | 1974 | Switzerland | Leader | Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Diego Wellig | M | 1961 | Switzerland | Climber | Blatten-Belalp, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Phuntsok (Phinzo) | M | 1987 | China | H-A Worker | Nyingtri Bomi Dzong, Tibet, China | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tamang | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tarke (Basang Taqu) | M | 1978 | China | H-A Worker | Tsongdu, Nyalam Dzong, Tibet, China | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tsering Dhondup (Small) | M | 1986 | China | H-A Worker | Nyingchi, Mainling Dzong, Tibet, China | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Wongchu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.