Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Manuel Hernandez. Summit reached on 4th October 2006. 1 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5429 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06345 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Manuel Hernandez |
| Sponsor | Spaniard on Cho Oyu |
| 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 | 2006-09-11 |
| Summit Date | 2006-10-04 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 26 |
| Termination Date | 2006-10-07 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8000m due to bad weather, strong winds |
| High Point (m) | 8000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| 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(11/09,4900m),ABC(13/09,5700m),C1(21/09,6400m),C2(25/09,7100m),xxx(04/10,8000m) |
| Route Notes | Hernandez left C2 at midnight on 4 Oct together with Tosas and Carrascoso from another Spanish expedition, led by Jordi Tosas. The winds were very strong (up to approx. 70 km/hr). He arrived at about 8000m at 4:30 am (NST), but decided to turn back due to the strong wind. He packed up C2 and C1 on way down and descended to ABC, where he arrived at 4:30 pm. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459484 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
1 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Hernandez Gimenez | M | 1967 | Spain | Leader | Saca, Huesca, Spain | Civil servant | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.