Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by John Ross. Summit reached on 29th September 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5386
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY06320
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	John Ross
Sponsor	Foindle 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	Kodari->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2006-08-28
Summit Date	2006-09-29
Summit Time	1630
Summit Days	32
Total Days	35
Termination Date	2006-10-02
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	850
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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(28/08,4800m),ABC(30/08,5700m),C1(07/09,6400m),C2(21/09,7200m),Smt(29/09)
Route Notes	Ross and Moti Lal left C2 at 13:00 hours NST on Sept 29, reached summit at 16:30 hours, descended to C2 at 21:30 hours - very tired. Next day descended to ABC. Ross and Moti Lal had to wait about 2-1/2 hours at the final leg. The Sherpas fixed the rope up to 7900m and returned to lower camp. At the summit there was strong wind and very cold. Snow condition was good. Ross and Moti Lal saw beautiful view of Everest and other mountains. Ross returned to Kathmandu on Oct 3 and will leave on 5th.
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st one to summit (Aut 2006)
Agency	Unique Adventure International
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459479
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	40551
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06320
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	John Macleod
Last Name	Ross
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Scourie, Sutherland, Scotland
Occupation	Shellfish business
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436430
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john macleod ross
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	40552
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06320
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Moti Lal
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sedua, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-09-29
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431417
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	moti lal gurung
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
John Macleod Ross	M	1964	UK	Leader	Scourie, Sutherland, Scotland	Shellfish business	Details Other expeditions
Moti Lal Gurung	M	1950	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sedua, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.