Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A USA expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Christine Boskoff. Summit reached on 1st October 2006. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5518 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06361 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Christine Boskoff |
| Sponsor | Mountain Madness 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 | Germany |
| Approach | Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-09-03 |
| Summit Date | 2006-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 0745 |
| Summit Days | 28 |
| Total Days | 32 |
| 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) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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(03/09,4900m),ABC(07/09,5700m),C1(14/09,6400m),C2(19/09,7100m),C3(30/09,7400m),Smt(01/10) |
| Route Notes | BC at CBC/IC on 6 Sept at 5300m. Boskoff, Dalzell, Payne, Riehle and Maila left C3 at 01:15 hours (NST), summited at 07:45 hours, stayed on summit 30 minutes, descended to C2 at 15:00 hours. Next day to ABC. Clear weather but cold. The climbers had beautiful view of Everest. The expedition returned to Kathmandu on Oct 6 and will leave on 8 Oct. "Sherpa": Maila Tamang, Kavre |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Madness |
| 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
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Joyce Feld Boskoff | F | 1967 | USA | Leader | Norwood, Colorado | Owner of business organizing & conducting climbing expeditions | Details Other expeditions |
| Eric Lane Dalzell | M | 1983 | USA | Climber | Seattle, Washington | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Scott Payne | M | 1959 | USA | Climber | Blooming Field, Delaware | Biochemist | Details Other expeditions |
| Wolf Juergen Riehle | M | 1963 | Germany | Climber | Ketchem, Idaho | Bakery owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Maila Tamang | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Narayanthan-6, Kavre | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHOY06361 | - | - | http://www.mountainmadness.com/newsroom/newsroom.cfm?dis_id=26 | - | - | - |