Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A S Korea expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Oh Eun-Sun. Summit reached on 31st October 2006. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5442 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06350 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | S Korea |
| Leaders | Oh Eun-Sun |
| Sponsor | Oh Eun-Sun Sishapangma and Cho Oyu Expedition |
| 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 | Zangmu->Nyalam->Sishapangma BC->Nyalam |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-10-23 |
| Summit Date | 2006-10-31 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 10 |
| Termination Date | 2006-11-02 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8170m due to cold, very strong wind |
| High Point (m) | 8170 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(23/10,4700m),ABC(24/10,5700m),C1(29/10,6300m),C2(30/10,7000m),xxx(31/10,8170m) |
| Route Notes | BC at CBC/IC on 23 Oct at 5300m. Oh, Heo and Thilen left C2 at 01:15 hours NST, reached at 8170m at 11:00 hours. Oh started feeling cold especially her head and decided to turn around to C1 where they arrived around 17:00 hours. Next day to ABC. Weather was good, very windy, little snowing. The summit was cloudy. The team was the last one to leave mountain. The expedition returned to Kathmandu on 3 November and will leave after 10 days. Sherpas: Thilen Sherpa, 18-5-1968, Nurbugaon, Makalu VDC-5, Sankhuwasabha Peme Sherpa, Nurbugaon, Makalu VDC-5 They are brothers. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Trekking Camp Nepal |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459511 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joung Heo | M | 1968 | S Korea | Climber | Seoul, S Korea | Television producer | Details Other expeditions |
| Eun-Sun Oh | F | 1966 | S Korea | Leader | Seoul, S Korea | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Thilen Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY06350 | KAF | - | Female Climbers | - | 8:146-149 (2007) | - |