Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A Germany expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Winfried Kurzeder. Summit reached on 1st October 2006. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5369 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06303 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Winfried Kurzeder |
| Sponsor | Amical Alpin Cho Oyu Nachmonsoon 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 | Austria, Netherlands |
| Approach | Kodari->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-09-01 |
| Summit Date | 2006-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 0845 |
| Summit Days | 30 |
| Total Days | 32 |
| Termination Date | 2006-10-03 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 200 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(01/09,4900m),ABC(04/09,5500m),C1(11/09,6300m),C2(16/09,7050m),C3(30/09,7400m),Smt(01/10) |
| Route Notes | Harald and Martina Bauer, Leitner and Ang Nima Rai left C3 at 3 am (NT). Ang Nima Rai felt too sick and immediately turned around and descended to C2. Harald Bauer turned back at 7500m due to sickness/nausea; Martina turned back at 7700m due to fatigue. The weather was clear. Leitner carried on to summit and arrived at 8:45 am. No wind on summit, saw Everest. He spent 1 hour on summit and descended to C2, where he arrived at 3 pm. Harald, Martina and Ang Nima also spent the night at C2. Berghuis reached C1 on 8 Sept, but did not stay the night; he abandoned climb due to flu and lack of mental strength. Buys-Den Ouden and Buys Willem reached C1 on 8 Sept, but did not stay the night; both abandoned climb due to lack of technical skills. Kurzeder reached ABC but could not go any higher due to HAPE. He descended to Tingri on 6 Sept and stayed there for two nights. He returned to ABC where he stayed for the rest of expedition. Van Den Broeke reached 6400m (just below serac) on 12 Sept, then turned back due to exhaustion and weakness. He got to the same point again on 16 Sept and turned back due to same reasons. Chuldim Sherpa (10/09/71, Khumjung, Cho Oyu X7) reached C2 on 15 Sept, but did not go higher due to lack of motivation. Ang Nima Rai (Namche, 14/08/67) reached C3 on 30 Sept. |
| Accidents | Pulmonary edema by Kurzeder |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459481 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harald Bauer | M | 1957 | Austria | Climber | Moedling, Lower Austria, Austria | IT company project manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Martina Bauer | F | 1967 | Austria | Climber | Moedling, Lower Austria, Austria | Project manager of IT company | Details Other expeditions |
| Henricus Sietse Berghuis | M | 1960 | Netherlands | Climber | Geleen, Netherlands | Assistant air traffic controller | Details Other expeditions |
| Marianne Buys-den Ouden | F | 1962 | Netherlands | Climber | Schinnen, Netherlands | Commercial operations manager of Dutch railways | Details Other expeditions |
| Willem Buys | M | 1958 | Netherlands | Climber | Schinnen, Netherlands | Chemistry professor | Details Other expeditions |
| Winfried (Winni) Kurzeder | M | 1963 | Germany | Leader | Traunstein, Bavaria, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl Johann Leitner | M | 1960 | Austria | Climber | Dorfgastein, Salzburg, Austria | Post office manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Pieter Johan Van den Broeke | M | 1957 | Netherlands | Climber | Ulvenhout, Netherlands | Physician (urologist) | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Nima Rai | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.