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
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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) -