Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Fabio Meraldi. Summit reached on 2nd September 2006. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5376 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06310 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Leaders | Fabio Meraldi |
| Sponsor | High Passion Expedition Cho Oyu 2006 |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | 2 members & leader via Lhasa & Giovannini via Zhangmu |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-09-02 |
| Summit Date | 2006-09-02 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 3 |
| Termination Date | 2006-09-05 |
| Termination Reason | 12 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5650m due to destruction of tents and equipments |
| High Point (m) | 5650 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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(02/09,5640m),xxx(05/09,5650m) |
| Route Notes | No climbing due to destruction of tents and climbing gears at BC. A Chinese truck ran over the tents (two sleeping tents and one mess tent). The team could not use anything as all destroyed. Three climbers including leader left BC on Sept 5 and arrived Kathmandu on Sept 6. They left Kathmandu on 8. Diego Giovannini left BC on 6 and arrived Kathmandu on 7. He left Kathmandu on 10. Diego stayed at Royal Singi. Leader and other members stayed at Dwarika. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459452 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Sarni | M | 1967 | Italy | Climber | Vicenza, Italy | Restaurant owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Annalisa Fioretti | F | 1977 | Italy | Exp Doctor | Milano, Italy | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Diego Giovannini | M | 1962 | Italy | Deputy Leader | Lavis, Trento, Italy | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Fabio Meraldi | M | 1965 | Italy | Leader | Valfurva, Sondrio, Italy | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.