Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Simon Hall. Summit reached on 9th October 2006. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5396
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Simon Hall
Sponsor	Precious Air Dragon 2006 (British Army)
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	Nepal
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2006-09-15
Summit Date	2006-10-09
Summit Time	0630
Summit Days	24
Total Days	26
Termination Date	2006-10-11
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(15/09),ABC(19/09,5650m),C1(28/09,6400m),C2(30/09,7130m),Smt(09/10)
Route Notes	Summit team left C2 11:15 pm NST 8 Oct and on top 6:30 am, saw Everest, and down to C2 11:00 am. 10th to ABC. When summit team left ABC on 7 Oct for top, they were joined by Dawa Steven Sherpa, son of Asian Trekking's boss Ang Tshering Sherpa and his Belgian wife; Dawa born in Kathmandu, was in ABC for Asian Trekking to help their clients and tagged along to summit party up from C2 to top to C2. Sherpa summiters: Krishna Bahadur Tamang, 25/9/1968, Kanku, Solu, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X2 Tshering Thundu, 4/10/74, Khumjung, Everest X1 (Not part of official team: Dawa Steven Sherpa, 11/3/84, Kathmandu, 1st 8000er)
Accidents	Nothing
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459489
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	40595
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Gordon M.
Last Name	Clark
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Portlethen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Occupation	Army sergeant
Leader	False
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	2006-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top to C2
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	2436074
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gordon m. clark
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	40596
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Simon Jeremy
Last Name	Hall
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Edingale, Staffordshire, England
Occupation	Army lieutenant
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	2006-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top to C2
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	2435042
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	simon jeremy hall
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	40597
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Michael
Last Name	Herbert
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	UK
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Newport, Gwent, Wales
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2432058
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael herbert
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	54
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	40598
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	James E. J.
Last Name	Lancashire
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Penrith, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Army lance corporal
Leader	False
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	2006-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top to C2
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	2440078
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james e. j. lancashire
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	40599
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Gary
Last Name	Parker
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Newport, Gwent, Wales
Occupation	Alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433217
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gary parker
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	40600
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Richard Dominic
Last Name	Porter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Lower Langley Green, Essex, England
Occupation	Army trooper
Leader	False
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	2006-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top to C2
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	2440891
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard dominic porter
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	40601
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Andrew M.
Last Name	Wilkinson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Norton Disney, Lincoln, England
Occupation	Army lieutenant
Leader	False
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	2006-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top to C2
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	2440973
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew m. wilkinson
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	40602
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Krishna Bahadur (Jeta)
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kanku-5, Solukhumbu
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	2006-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	3rd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438032
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krishna bahadur (jeta) tamang
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	40603
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Tshering Thundu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	2006-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	2440225
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tshering thundu sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	40604
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06330
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Steven
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber (trekking agency)
Residence	Kathmandu
Occupation	Marketing manager of Asian Trekking
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
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	2006-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	2443661
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa steven sherpa
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Member

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gordon M. Clark	M	1963	UK	Climber	Portlethen, Aberdeen, Scotland	Army sergeant	Details Other expeditions
Simon Jeremy Hall	M	1960	UK	Leader	Edingale, Staffordshire, England	Army lieutenant	Details Other expeditions
Michael Herbert	M	1952	UK	BC Manager	Newport, Gwent, Wales	-	Details Other expeditions
James E. J. Lancashire	M	1974	UK	Climber	Penrith, Cumbria, England	Army lance corporal	Details Other expeditions
Gary Parker	M	1955	UK	Climber	Newport, Gwent, Wales	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Richard Dominic Porter	M	1976	UK	Climber	Lower Langley Green, Essex, England	Army trooper	Details Other expeditions
Andrew M. Wilkinson	M	1976	UK	Climber	Norton Disney, Lincoln, England	Army lieutenant	Details Other expeditions
Krishna Bahadur (Jeta) Tamang	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kanku-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Tshering Thundu Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Steven Sherpa	M	1984	Nepal	Climber (trekking agency)	Kathmandu	Marketing manager of Asian Trekking	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.