Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Thomas Grenier. Summit reached on 1st October 2006. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5375 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06309 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Thomas Grenier |
| Sponsor | HEC 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 | 2006-09-08 |
| Summit Date | 2006-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 1000 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 26 |
| Termination Date | 2006-10-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(08/09,4900m),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(17/09,7200m),Smt(01/10) |
| Route Notes | Team left C2 at midnight on 1 Oct. They were climbing with Cimenti from Italian team. At about 8000m Cimenti carried on his own. Grenier, De La Forest Divonne and Lhakpa spent about 30 minutes on summit. They descended to C2, where they arrived at 3 pm. The next day they descended to ABC. Lhakpa Nuru, Namche, 23/5/78, Everest X3 (2003 was his first time) |
| Accidents | - |
| 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
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axel De La Forest Divonne | M | 1981 | France | Climber | Chaumont-sur-Tharonne, Loiret, France | Business student | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Georges Louis Grenier | M | 1982 | France | Leader | Paris, France | Business student | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.