Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A UK expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Victor Saunders. Summit reached on 1st October 2006. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5513
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY06356
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Victor Saunders
Sponsor	Saunders International Cho Oyu Expedition (ICE 8000 permit)
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	Belgium, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2006-09-09
Summit Date	2006-10-01
Summit Time	0715
Summit Days	22
Total Days	24
Termination Date	2006-10-03
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(09/09),ABC(13/09,5700m),C1(15/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7150m),Smt(1/10)
Route Notes	Long period of snowfall. 30th again to C2 and from there directly to top in 7-1/2 hours. On top 7:15-7:45 am NST; left C2 midnight. Saw Everest from top. Oxygen used members summit day from C2 since had not gone higher earlier and made no C3; Sherpas oxygen from C3. All to top to C2 (Sherpas again to top with Cool's group from C2). Returned to ABC 2nd after spending night of 1st in C2. Both Sherpas went to summit from C2 after having climbed to the summit with Henry Todd on 30th Sept. Sherpas: Pasang Dawa/Pa Dawa, 18/1/77, Pangboche, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X3, Lhotse X1 Gurmin Dorje, 23/7/76, Pangboche, Everest X3
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459481
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	41234
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06356
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Douglas P. (Doug)
Last Name	Beall
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437117
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	douglas p. (doug) beall
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41235
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06356
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	David D.
Last Name	Larson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Long Beach, California
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433437
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david d. larson
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41236
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06356
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Samantha A.
Last Name	Larson
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	17
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Long Beach, California
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445328
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	samantha a. larson
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	18
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41237
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06356
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Anthony Victor (Vic)
Last Name	Saunders
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431246
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anthony victor (vic) saunders
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	41238
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06356
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Wim Eddy Lucia
Last Name	Smets
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Climber
Residence	Antwerp, Belgium
Occupation	IT management consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438118
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wim eddy lucia smets
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41239
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06356
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 - all to top to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	4th ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Lhakpa Wangchu Summited on 1 Oct at 7:15 am with Saunders group; also summited from C2 on 2 Oct at 7:10 am with Todd group
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441059
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang dawa (pa dawa, pando) sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41240
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06356
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Gurmin Dorje (Girmi Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2006-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 - all to top to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Summited first on 1 Oct at 7:15 am with Saunders group; also summited from C2 on 2 Oct at 8:30 am with Cool group
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440881
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gurmin dorje (girmi dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Douglas P. (Doug) Beall	M	1966	USA	Climber	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Physician	Details Other expeditions
David D. Larson	M	1956	USA	Climber	Long Beach, California	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Samantha A. Larson	F	1988	USA	Climber	Long Beach, California	Student	Details Other expeditions
Anthony Victor (Vic) Saunders	M	1950	UK	Leader	Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Wim Eddy Lucia Smets	M	1968	Belgium	Climber	Antwerp, Belgium	IT management consultant	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Gurmin Dorje (Girmi Dorje) Sherpa	M	1976	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.