Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Austria expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Hubert Rieger. Summit reached on 16th May 2006. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5202
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY06130
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Hubert Rieger
Sponsor Austrian 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 Switzerland
Approach By helicopter to Kodari
Basecamp Date 2006-04-25
Summit Date 2006-05-16
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 21
Total Days 24
Termination Date 2006-05-19
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(25/04),ABC(28/04,5700m),C1(30/04,6400m),C2(08/05,7050m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes Schausberger left BC 2nd May with lung problem, went to C1. Grasl left BC 4 May with kidney problem, also reached C1.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459343
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Markus Grasl M 1956 Austria Climber Linz, Upper Austria, Austria Ophthalomologist Details Other expeditions
Hubert C. Rieger M 1974 Austria Leader Vienna, Austria Freelance Details Other expeditions
Leopold Schausberger M 1952 Austria Climber Steyr, Upper Austria, Austria Physician Details Other expeditions
Daniel Schrag M 1971 Switzerland Climber Bad Ischl, Austria Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Man Bahadur (Gopal) Tamang M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Jaidu, Salleri, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY06130 - - http://www.everestnews.com/2006expeditions/austchooyu2006.htm - - -
CHOY06130 - - http://www.deintraining.com/cho_oyu.html - - -