Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Mike Hamill. Summit reached on 2nd October 2006. 21 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5515
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Mike Hamill
Sponsor	International Mountain Guides (IMG) Cho Oyu Expedition 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	France, Mexico, UK
Approach	Members to Lhasa from Beijing, Sherpas by road from Kathmandu
Basecamp Date	2006-09-01
Summit Date	2006-10-02
Summit Time	0505
Summit Days	31
Total Days	34
Termination Date	2006-10-05
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	450
Total Members	13
Summit Members	7
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	10
Summit Hired	8
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(01/09),ABC(05/09,5600m),C1(12/09,6280m),C2(17/09,7000m),C3(01/10,7450m),Smt(02/10)
Route Notes	Climbing days out of 5 weeks because of weather and without oxygen. 2nd acclimatization went to 7500m. American, etc. Cho Oyu Expedition led by Mike Hamill - Autumn 2006 Report by Ang Jangbu Sherpa of Great Escapes Trekking: He was at advance base camp throughout the climb, and kept a record of it for E. Hawley at her request since team did not come to Kathmandu either before of after their climb. Midway through the climb, two members, Borland and Bridges, dropped out because the mountain was too big. They turned around on 18 Sept and left the mountain on 20 or 21 Sept. Two other members, Johnson and Sauvage, turned around at C1 on 30 Sept because they were too cold; they went no higher. Summit party left C3 from 1:00 to 1:30 am (NST) on 2 October and summited from 5:05-6:20 am. The members were: Des Jardins, Messner, Patterson, Harter, Vallejo, Vaream and Hamill. After summit Patterson descended all the way to ABC same day; Harter and Vallejo stayed in C2; Des Jardins, Messner, Vaream and Hamill descended to C1. Sherpas: Tashi Tshering, 18/4/70, Pangboche, Everest X11, Cho Oyu X2 Mingma Tenzing, 1/6/86, Phortse, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X2 Dawa Nuru aka Danuru, 26/10/78, Phortse, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X6, Manaslu X1 Phu Nuru, 16/5/80, Phortse, Cho Oyu X5, Everest X2 Tibetans: Tashi Tsering, 11/5/87, Shigatse, [Everest X3, Cho Oyu X3 ??] Danzeng (Tenzing), 1/7/84, Tingri, 1st 8000er Tse Dan Qiu Mie, 9/7/85, Nyalam, Cho Oyu X1 Small Tsering Dunzhu, 1/7/88, Lingdri area/Miling county, Cho Oyu X1 All climbers were in ABC on the 3rd. Team left ABC on 5 October. Members to Shigatse on 6 Oct, Lhasa on the 7th, Beijing on the 8th. Sherpas to Kathmandu on the 7th. Mike Hammil's Cho Oyu Aut 2006 Record by Ang Jangbu of Great Escapes 28/8 Sherpa team reached Tingri 29/8 Sherpa team to BC 30/8 Members arrived Tingri from Shigatse 31/8 Tingri 1/9 Tingri - BC, half Sherpa team to ABC with 30 yaks 4/9 BC- IC 7/9 ABC puja 8/9 established C1 12/9 members slept at C1 13/9 members down from C1 16/9 first team to C1 sleep 17/9 first team to C2 sleep, second team to C1 18/9 second team to C2, first team back to C1 Borland and Steve Bridges turned around; left 20-21 mountain since too big 29/9 Yellow Band fixed by --- summit team left for C1 30/9 summit team to C2 Martin and Agnes turned at C1 too cold 1/10 team to C3 2/10 team left C3 at 1:00-1:30 am NST summit 5:05-6:20 J Patterson came all the way down to ABC. James Marter and Carlos stayed at C2. Hamil, Peter, Nicky, Phil came to C1. 3/10 ABC - everyone came to ABC 4/10 Yaks arrived 5/10 ABC - Tingri 6/10 Team to Shigatse, Sherpas to Kathmandu 7/10 Team to Lhasa 8/10 Team to Beijing More information about this expedition on www.mountainguides.com
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Great Escapes Trekking
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	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	41252
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	William
Last Name	Borland
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	64
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Tucson, Arizona
Occupation	Retired engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2428459
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william borland
Year of Birth	1942
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	64
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41253
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Steve
Last Name	Bridges
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Sierra Vista, Arizona
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2006-09-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2430494
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	steve bridges
Year of Birth	1947
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41254
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	William
Last Name	Considine
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Narragansett, Rhode Island
Occupation	Beer distributor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2433459
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william considine
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41255
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Philip
Last Name	Des Jardins
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Nevada City, California
Occupation	Electronics engineer
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2, in C3 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434600
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philip des jardins
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41256
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Martin
Last Name	Johnson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Herne Bay, Kent, England
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6280
Summit Date 1	2006-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	1
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2436255
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	martin johnson
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41257
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Michael Aaron
Last Name	Hamill
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Seattle, Washington
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2, in C3 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441241
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael aaron hamill
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	41258
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	James (Jim)
Last Name	Harter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Carlsbad, California
Occupation	Retired land developer
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	In C2, in C3 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429873
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james (jim) harter
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41259
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Gary
Last Name	Kellund
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Los Alamos, New Mexico
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2435624
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gary kellund
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41260
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Nicole Susan
Last Name	Messner
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Houston, Texas
Occupation	Housewife
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2, in C3 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437706
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nicole susan messner
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41261
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	James A. (Jim)
Last Name	Patterson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	San Francisco, California
Occupation	Business executive
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2, in C3 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437734
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james a. (jim) patterson
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41262
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	11
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Agnes
Last Name	Sauvage
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Occupation	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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6280
Summit Date 1	2006-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	1
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2441626
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	agnes sauvage
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41263
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	12
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Carlos
Last Name	Vallejo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Mexico
Status	Climber
Residence	Huixquilucan, Mexico
Occupation	Businessman
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2, in C3 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433335
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	carlos vallejo
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41264
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	13
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Vaream
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Wellesley, Masachusetts
Occupation	Investor
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2, in C3 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435688
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter vaream
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41265
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	21
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Tashi Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	36
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	3rd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438599
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tashi tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41266
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	19
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Mingma Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444471
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41267
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	18
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Nuru (Danuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	7th ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Panuru Sherpa (Phortse)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441704
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa nuru (danuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41268
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	20
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Phu Nuru (Phunuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	6th ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442270
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phu nuru (phunuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41269
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	14
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Tashi Tsering (Small)
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	China
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Rimbar, Gyantse Dzong, Tibet, China
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	2442993
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tashi tsering (small)
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41270
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	15
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Tenzing (Small Danzeng)
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	China
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tashi Zom, Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443773
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tenzing (small danzeng)
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41271
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	17
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Tseten Jigme (Tsedan Chomay)
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	China
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tsongdu, Nyalam Dzong, Tibet, China
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu; aka Tse Dan Qiu Mie, Chamba?
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444207
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tseten jigme (tsedan chomay)
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41272
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Member ID	16
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Tsering Dendu (Small)
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	19
Citizenship	China
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pepa, Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2006-10-02
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
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	aka Ciren Dun Zhu, Tsering Dun Zhu (Small), Tsering Dhondup
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444818
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tsering dendu (small)
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	19
Role	Hired

21 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
William Borland	M	1942	USA	Climber	Tucson, Arizona	Retired engineer	Details Other expeditions
Steve Bridges	M	1947	USA	Climber	Sierra Vista, Arizona	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
William Considine	M	1955	USA	Climber	Narragansett, Rhode Island	Beer distributor	Details Other expeditions
Philip Des Jardins	M	1959	USA	Climber	Nevada City, California	Electronics engineer	Details Other expeditions
Martin Johnson	M	1963	UK	Climber	Herne Bay, Kent, England	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Michael Aaron Hamill	M	1977	USA	Leader	Seattle, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
James (Jim) Harter	M	1946	USA	Climber	Carlsbad, California	Retired land developer	Details Other expeditions
Gary Kellund	M	1961	USA	Climber	Los Alamos, New Mexico	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Nicole Susan Messner	F	1967	USA	Climber	Houston, Texas	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
James A. (Jim) Patterson	M	1967	USA	Climber	San Francisco, California	Business executive	Details Other expeditions
Agnes Sauvage	F	1978	France	Climber	Los Angeles, California	Management consultant	Details Other expeditions
Carlos Vallejo	M	1955	Mexico	Climber	Huixquilucan, Mexico	Businessman	Details Other expeditions
Peter Vaream	M	1962	USA	Climber	Wellesley, Masachusetts	Investor	Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tshering Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzing Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phu Nuru (Phunuru) Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tsering (Small)	M	1982	China	H-A Worker	Rimbar, Gyantse Dzong, Tibet, China	-	Details Other expeditions
Tenzing (Small Danzeng)	M	1984	China	H-A Worker	Tashi Zom, Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China	-	Details Other expeditions
Tseten Jigme (Tsedan Chomay)	M	1985	China	H-A Worker	Tsongdu, Nyalam Dzong, Tibet, China	-	Details Other expeditions
Tsering Dendu (Small)	M	1987	China	H-A Worker	Pepa, Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7651
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY06358
Reference ID	01
Year	2006
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.mountainguides.com/cho-oyu06.shtml
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY06358	-	-	http://www.mountainguides.com/cho-oyu06.shtml	-	-	-