Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Blair Falahey. Summit reached on 1st October 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5372
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY06336
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Blair Falahey
Sponsor	Australian on Cho Oyu
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	Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2006-09-04
Summit Date	2006-10-01
Summit Time	0730
Summit Days	27
Total Days	29
Termination Date	2006-10-03
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
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(04/09,4700m),ABC(07/09,5500m),C1(16/09,6300m),C2(29/09,7100m),C3(30/09,7500m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes	Team left C3 at 1 am (NT). Weather was clear, slight wind. Falahey spent about 15 minutes on summit. Lhakpa left summit before Falahey. Falahey descended to C2, where he arrived at 1 pm. Lhakpa had already descended to C1. The next day Falahey descended to C1 where he arrived at 10 am. He and Lhakpa packed packed up C1 and descended to ABC. Lhakpa Sherpa, 7/5/65, Makalu-9, Cho Oyu 21/9/03
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian 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

Field	Value
ID	40474
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06336
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Blair John
Last Name	Falahey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Builder
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	2006-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	2438805
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	blair john falahey
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	40475
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06336
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
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	2006-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436787
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Blair John Falahey	M	1970	Australia	Leader	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Builder	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa	M	1965	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.