Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Italy expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Gianluca Summa. Summit reached on 6th October 2006. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5443
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY06351
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Italy
Leaders Gianluca Summa
Sponsor Alta Montagna Climbing Team Cho Oyu Expedition 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 Lhasa->Xigatse->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2006-09-16
Summit Date 2006-10-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 20
Total Days 25
Termination Date 2006-10-11
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7600m due to frostbite and end of climbing time
High Point (m) 7600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
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 -
Campsites BC(16/09,5000m),ABC(20/09,5800m),C1(22/09,6400m),C2(02/10,7200m),xxx(06/10,7600m)
Route Notes BC at CBC/IC on 18 Sept at 5300m. Lucco left C2 at midnight (NST) of 5 October, reached at 7600m at 03:30 hours of 6 October. He realized that his toes were getting cold, then turned around to C1 where he arrived at 12 noon. Next day to ABC. Dalla Gasperina climbed up to C2 on 2 October; he was very tired and gave up further climbing. Summa left ABC on 30 Sept, arrived Kathamndu on 2 October and left Nepal on 4 October. The expedition returned to Kathmandu on 12 October and left Nepal on 16th.
Accidents Lucco got minor frostbite in his right toe
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459486
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
Stefano Dalla Gasperina M 1965 Italy Climber Torino, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Massimo Lucco Castello M 1976 Italy Climber Pont Canavese, Torino, Italy Police officer Details Other expeditions
Gianluca Summa M 1968 Italy Leader Verbania, Novara, Italy Bar owner Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.