Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A Denmark expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Lee Jensen. Summit reached on 2nd October 2006. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5445 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06353 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Denmark |
| Leaders | Lee Jensen |
| Sponsor | Danish Cho Oyu 2006 |
| Success 1 | True |
| 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->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-09-05 |
| Summit Date | 2006-10-02 |
| Summit Time | 0730 |
| Summit Days | 27 |
| Total Days | 29 |
| Termination Date | 2006-10-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8188 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| 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(05/09,4800m),ABC(10/09,5600m),C1(14/09,6400m),C2(01/10,7100m),Smt(02/10) |
| Route Notes | BC at CBC/IC on 8th at 5200m. Jensen and Ploug left C2 at 12 midnight (NST) of Oct 1. Summited by Ploug at 07:30 hours of Oct 2, stayed on summit 15 minutes, descended to C2 at about 14:00 hours. Next day to ABC. There were 7-8 people already on the summit all of them using oxygen. Ploug on his way down met many people coming up. Weather was clear, little windy and cold. Ploug saw Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Shishapagma, etc. Jensen turned around because he was very tired and slow due to altitude. Als climbed up to 6800m on 1 October. He could not acclimatize well. Maina climbed up to 6400m on 17 Sept and gave up climbing due to lack of acclimatization. The team returned to Kathmandu on 5 Oct and will leave on 9 October. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | Summited without oxygen and Sherpa |
| Agency | Monterosa Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459482 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Norgaard Als | M | 1974 | Denmark | Climber | Copenhagen, Denmark | Photojournalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Lee Hasse Zernichow Berg | M | 1974 | Denmark | Leader | Soborg, Denmark | Information technology consulant | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierre Maina | M | 1959 | Denmark | Climber | Hedehusene, Denmark | Physician (gastroenterologist) | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Ploug | M | 1974 | Denmark | Climber | Copenhagen, Denmark | Buyer and seller of kayaks | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.