Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Slovenia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Dusan Rauter. Summit reached on 6th October 2006. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5428
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY06344
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Slovenia
Leaders Dusan Rauter
Sponsor 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 2006-09-17
Summit Date 2006-10-06
Summit Time 1315
Summit Days 19
Total Days 24
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 4
Summit Members 3
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(17/09,5000m),ABC(19/09,5700m),C1(23/09,6300m),C2(28/09,7000m),C3(06/10,7500m),Smt(06,08/10)
Route Notes BC at CBC/IC on 17 Sept. On Oct 6 Kovelj left C2 at 06:30 hours (NST), reached summit at 13:15 hours, stayed on summit 5 minutes, descended to C1 at 18:00 hours. Kovelj was the last one to summit on that day. He saw Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and Shishapangma. Weather was clear but windy may be 60-80 km/hr. Saw on the summit oxygen cylinder, one pole with flag, prayer flags. On Oct 8 Karnicnik and Rauter left C3 at 08:00 hours (NST), summited at 16:00 hours, stayed for 15 minutes, descended to C3 at 20:00 hours. Summit was clear, saw oxygen cyclinders, prayer flags. It was very windy, saw Shishapagma but Everest side was covered with clouds. Pawel Michalski (Poland) summited with Karnicnik and Rauter. Another Italian climber Marabotto who shared the Slovenian tent at C3 also left C3 at the same time, but he had to turn around from 8000m due to exhaustion. The Slovenian team returned to Kathmandu on Oct 12 and trying to leave on Oct 16.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459486
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Damjan Karnicnik M 1969 Slovenia Climber Maribor, Slovenia Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Bostjan Koletnik M 1971 Slovenia Climber Orehova Vas, Slovenia Police officer Details Other expeditions
Ales Kovelj M 1974 Slovenia Climber Kamnik, Slovenia Electrician & window cleaner on tall buildings Details Other expeditions
Dusan Rauter M 1969 Slovenia Leader Maribor, Slovenia Software engineer Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.