Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Russell Brice (Japanese group). Summit reached on 2nd October 2006. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5402
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY06307
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Russell Brice (Japanese group)
Sponsor Himalayan Experience (Himex) 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 New Zealand
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2006-09-01
Summit Date 2006-10-02
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 31
Total Days 34
Termination Date 2006-10-05
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 6
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(01,04/09,5000m),ABC(06-07/09,5670m),C1(13-14/09,6400m),C2(19/09,7150m),C3(01/10,7400m),Smt(02/10)
Route Notes Summit party left C3 at 4:00 am NST and on top at 9:00 am (70-year old Yanagisawa first) and down to C2. Oxygen: Kobayashi none. All others Japanese summiters from C3 (except Yanigisawa from C1) to top to C2. Sherpas none. Koyama had cerebral edema in BC; never went above BC and left expedition 6 Sept. Brice to C1 only. Sherpa summiters: Karsang Namgel, 24/8/71, Thami, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X6 Dawa Tshering, 19/11/66, Thami, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X5 Danuru, 10/4/73, Namche, Cho Oyu X3
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459482
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Leader Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mitsuru Iwai M 1971 Japan Climber Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Tour leader Details Other expeditions
Ryo Kawashima M 1976 Japan Climber Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Tour guide Details Other expeditions
Yuzo Kobayashi M 1982 Japan Climber Takahashi-shi, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Mitsusu Koyama M 1967 Japan Climber Osaka, Japan Farmer Details Other expeditions
Hiroyuki Kuraoka M 1961 Japan Deputy Leader Abiko, Chiba, Japan Office clerk Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Nakamichi M 1939 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Retired Details Other expeditions
Shinji Tamura M 1966 Japan Deputy Leader Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Tour guide Details Other expeditions
Katsusuke Yanagisawa M 1936 Japan Climber Ogata-gun, Nagano, Japan Farmer Details Other expeditions
Karsang Namgyal/Namgel Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tshering (Dawa Chhiri) Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Danuru (Dawa) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Namche Bazar, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorje (Big) M 1984 China H-A Worker Mempo, Nyalam Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Tsering (Duoji Ciren) M 1984 China H-A Worker Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Kunga (Gongga, Gonga Da) M 1983 China H-A Worker Ghongar, Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.