Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Spain expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Jordi Tosas. Summit reached on 4th October 2006. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5438
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY06348
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Jordi Tosas
Sponsor Campo de Borja Cho Oyu 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 2006-09-11
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 wind
High Point (m) 8000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
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 Climbed Palung Ri (new route by Tosas) (PLNG-063-01)
Campsites BC(11/09,4900m),ABC(14/09,5700m),C1(21/09,6400m),C2(30/09,7100m),xxx(04/10,8000m)
Route Notes Carrascoso and Tosas left C2 at midnight on 4 Oct. Wind was very strong, up to about 70 km/h. When they arrived at about 8000m at 4:30 am (NT), they decided to turn back as the wind was getting stronger. They packed up C2 and C1 and descended to ABC, where they arrived at 4:30 pm. Manuel Hernandez from other Spanish expedition climbed with them. Baquero stayed at ABC for duration of expedition. She never intended to climb. She left BC on 4 Oct. Tosas climbed a new route (SW Face) on Palung Ri on 19 Sept. It was difficult 55-60 degrees. He soloed it in 8 hours (ABC->top->ABC). He descended via West Ridge.
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

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Cristina Baquero Dionis F 1962 Spain Climber Magallon, Zaragoza, Spain Office secretary Details Other expeditions
Pablo Urray Carrascoso M 1957 Spain Climber Magallon, Zaragoza, Spain Plumber Details Other expeditions
Jordi Tosas Robert M 1968 Spain Leader Benasque, Huesca, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.