Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Paul Verdier. Summit reached on 13th October 2006. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5403
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY06337
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Paul Verdier
Sponsor Chablais Venezuela Cho Oyu Expedition 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 Kodari->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2006-10-01
Summit Date 2006-10-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 12
Total Days 21
Termination Date 2006-10-22
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7000m due to very strong winds
High Point (m) 7000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(01/10,4900m),ABC(05/10,5700m),C1(12/10,6400m),xxx(13/10,7000m)
Route Notes High point at just below C2. Team left C1 at 8 am on 20 Oct. Weather was clear but windy. They got to the point where they had deposited their tents on 13 Oct, then decided to turn back due to high winds. They could not carry on to C2 as it would have been too windy to pitch tent. They picked up their tent and returned to ABC where they arrived at 4 pm. On 21 Oct Verdier and Dawa Sherpa (cook) ascended to C1 to collect tents.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Nomad Expeditions
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459493
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Francois Louis Birraux M 1954 France Climber St. Paul-en-Chablais, Haute-Savoie, France Restaurant manager Details Other expeditions
Dominique M. M. Buttay M 1953 France Climber Bernex, Haute-Savoie, France Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Guillaume Demeusoy M 1971 France Climber Feternes, Haute-Savoie, France Sports instructor Details Other expeditions
Olivier Gerard Goudard M 1961 France Climber Montpellier, Herault, France Sports instructor Details Other expeditions
Paul Verdier M 1982 France Leader St. Paul-en-Chablais, Haute-Savoie, France Ski instructor and guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.