Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Takehiko Ikeda. Summit reached on 3rd October 2006. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5385
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Expedition ID CHOY06319
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Takehiko Ikeda
Sponsor JWAF Nagano Mt. 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2006-09-05
Summit Date 2006-10-03
Summit Time 0650
Summit Days 28
Total Days 36
Termination Date 2006-10-11
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 4
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(05/09),ABC(09/09,5700m),C1(14/09,6400m),C2(01/10,7000m),C3(02/10,7600m),Smt(03,06/10)
Route Notes First summit party left C3 at 2:30 am NST 3 Oct, on top at 6:50 am (Hirano) and other members 8:16 am; Hirano to ABC at 16:20 hours, Hiroki and Ueno to C2 at 14:00 hours; no wind, clear sky, saw Everest. 2nd summit party left C3 at 2:30 am, on top at 9:40 am and back to C2 at 14:00 hours; clean sky but strong wind and Ikeda and Takegami got mild frostbite (Ikeda's nose and Takegami's toe); saw Everest and Lhotse. Oxygen used on 3 Oct by members in C2 to top to C2, but Sherpas used none and 6 Oct summiters used none. Sherpa summiters: Nima Nuru, Thamiteng, 18/6/84, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X1 Tika Gurung, Makalu VDC, 32 years old, K-2 2004, Gasherbrum II 2003 Pemba Nuru, Thamiteng, 17/1/77, Everest X3 Dawa Jangbu, Thamiteng, 28/4/86, 1st 8000er Takako Wago did not go above ABC; she was ABC manager.
Accidents Ikeda & Takegani frostbite
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459483
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Naoko Hirano F 1965 Japan Climber Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan Housewife Details Other expeditions
Aiko Hiroki F 1945 Japan Climber Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan Housewife Details Other expeditions
Takehiko Ikeda M 1946 Japan Leader Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan Iron worker (makes stoves, boilers, etc) Details Other expeditions
Aya Maruyama F 1970 Japan Climber Kamiina-gun, Nagano, Japan Supervisor in furniture wholesale company Details Other expeditions
Shizuo Takegami M 1953 Japan Climber Komagane, Nagano, Japan Electrician Details Other expeditions
Terunari Ueno M 1940 Japan Climber Komagane, Nagano, Japan Farmer Details Other expeditions
Takako Wago F 1974 Japan ABC Manager Ueda, Nagano, Japan Nurse Details Other expeditions
Nima Nuru/Norbu Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tika Ram Gurung M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Linggam, Hatiya, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nuru Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu) Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.