Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A India expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Anand Swaroop. Summit reached on 24th May 2006. 24 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5195
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY06123
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Anand Swaroop
Sponsor Indian Cho Oyu Expedition
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 2006-04-28
Summit Date 2006-05-24
Summit Time 0915
Summit Days 26
Total Days 36
Termination Date 2006-06-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 14
Summit Members 14
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 10
Summit Hired 10
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 -
Campsites BC(28/04,4700m),ABC(02/05,5600m),C1(18/05,6400m),C2(19/05,7100m),Smt(24,26/05)
Route Notes Second summit: 26 May by Bodh, Bhatt, Champa, Baldev Singh, Balwant Singh, Roshan Singh, Bhag Chain, Mingma Tenji Sherpa, Nawang Thapa Sherpa, Onje Sherpa, Phurba Temba Sherpa at 6:15 am NST. 24 May summit team left C2 at 11 pm on 23 May. Weather was clear and calm but the team had to fix the rope, so they went rather slow. They could see Mount Everest. They descended to C2 where they arrived at 3 pm. On 25 May they descended to ABC. 26 May summit team left C3 at 10 pm on 25 May. Weather was clear in the morning good views of Everest. They descended to C2, where they arrived at 2 pm NST. They descended to ABC on 27 May. Sherpa summiters: 24 May: Damai Chhiri - 19/6/75, Sikli, Everest X2, Kang X1 Dawa Gyalzen - 10/5/86, Beding, 1st 8000er Phurba Chhoter - 20/8/71, Thami, Everest X1 Phurba Namgyal - 7/2/86, Rolwaling, 1st 8000er Tshering/Chirring Dorje - 25/10/74, Beding, Xixa X1, Cho Oyu X3, Manaslu X1, Everest X6 26 May: Mingma Tenji - 21/10/67, Khumjung, 1st 8000er Nawang Thapa Sherpa - 24/3/52, Beding, Cho Oyu X1 Nima Kancha - 30/8/79, Thami Ongje - 22/8/83, Gaurishankar-2, 1st 8000er Phurba Temba/Furtemba - 11/10/84, Gaurishankar-3, 1st 8000er
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Expeditions
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

24 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Amar Dev Bhatt M 1978 India Climber Kothi, Tehri, Uttaranchal, India Army corporal (naik) Details Other expeditions
Chering Norbu Bodh M 1969 India Climber Chobrang, Lahaul & Spiti, HP, India Army junior commissioned officer (subedar) Details Other expeditions
Bhag Chain M 1968 India Climber Kalpa, HP, India Army sergeant Details Other expeditions
Champa Younten M 1974 India Climber Gangtok, Sikkim, India Army sergeant (havildar) Details Other expeditions
Khem Chand Thakur M 1976 India Climber Liyani, Kullu, HP, India Army corporal Details Other expeditions
Palden Giachho Negi M 1969 India Climber Batseri, Kinnaur, HP, India Army junior commissioned officer Details Other expeditions
Gary Jarman Lamare M 1981 India Climber Shillong, Meghalaya, India Scuba diving instructor and cameraman Details Other expeditions
Sherab Palden M 1980 India Climber Taksha, Leh, Ladakh, India Army corporal Details Other expeditions
Baldev Singh M 1974 India Climber Sar, Bangana, HP, India Army corporal Details Other expeditions
Balwant Singh Negi M 1976 India Climber Kamru, Kinnour, HP, India Army corporal Details Other expeditions
Bodh Singh M 1966 India Climber Bhago Kawana, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India Army sergeant Details Other expeditions
Tejpal Singh Negi M 1979 India Climber Urkholi, Rudarpryag, Uttaranchal, India Army sergeant Details Other expeditions
Roshan Singh M 1976 India Climber Simlya, Rari, Uttaranchal, India Army sergeant Details Other expeditions
Anand Swaroop M 1967 India Leader Lucknow, UP, India Army lieutenant colonel Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenji Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Thapa Sherpa M 1952 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Ongje (Wangche) Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Gaurishankar-2, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Temba (Furtemba) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Nima Kanchha Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Thami Og, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Damai Chhiri Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Sikli, Jubing, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gyalzen Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Chhoter (Ang Jangbu) Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Namgyal Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Dorje Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.