Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Norway expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Geir Lysfjord. Summit reached on 1st October 2006. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5520
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY06363
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Norway
Leaders Geir Lysfjord
Sponsor Cho Oyu 2006 Expedition
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 2006-09-11
Summit Date 2006-10-01
Summit Time 0700
Summit Days 20
Total Days 22
Termination Date 2006-10-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 600
Total Members 6
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 3
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(11/09,4900m),ABC(13/09,5700m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(30/09,7050m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes BC at 4900m CBC/IC on 13th at 5300m. Braanaas, Kinnerod, Nyquist, Dawa Chhiri, Da Chhiri and Mingma left C2 at 23:00 hours (NST) of 30 Sept. Summited at 07:00 hours of 1 Oct. Stayed on summit about two and half hours, playing golf. Very good weather, clear and no wind. Summiters had very good view of Everest and other mountains. Descended to C2 about 15:00 hours. Next day to ABC. The team was the first to reach on summit then followed by Chinese and many more other climbers. Anderson climbed up to 6500m on 30 Sept; he was exhausted then turn around to C2. Lysfjord reached up to 6700m on 29 Sept and gave up climbing due to risk of avalanche. He had promised his family not to climb if there is risk of avalanche, so he stayed at C2. Next day went down to C1. Lien reached up to 6500m on 16 Sept and stopped climbing saying that he lost energy and could not go further. He left ABC on 18. The team gave emergency medication to the member of Chinese expedition who fell down from the Rock band. The expedition returned to Kathmandu on 4 Oct and will leave on 6th. Sherpa summiters: Dawa Chhiri Sherpa, 3/8/1971, Beding, Everest X6, Manaslu, Makalu, Cho Oyu X11, Broad Peak, Lhotse, Xixa X3, Ama Dablam X3, Galdhopiggen (2469m) Norway Da Chhiri, 19/2/78 (8/11/2034), Namche-4, Phurte Everst X2, Makalu, (summited Cho Oyu again from C2 on 2 Oct 06 with Japanese) Mingma (Dorje) Sherpa, 01-10-77, Thamo, Namche-6, Everest X2 Non-summiters: AAM Tenzing Sherpa, Lamabagar VDC-3, (30 years old on 29/11/2037), Everest, Cho Oyu Pema Chhiri Sherpa, Gaurishankar-3, Dolakha, (12/11/2043) Nawang Tawa (Lama) Sherpa, Gaurishankar-1, Beding (12/12/2028)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Tseringma Treks
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

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jan Andersen M 1947 Norway Climber Nesbru, Norway Architect Details Other expeditions
Daq Braanaas M 1964 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Controller Details Other expeditions
Sindre Kinnerod M 1975 Norway Climber Slemmestad, Norway Photographer Details Other expeditions
Ragnar Lien M 1947 Norway Climber Kolsaas, Norway Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Geir Lysfjord M 1946 Norway Leader Nesoya, Norway Financial expert Details Other expeditions
Petter Linden Nyquist M 1978 Norway Climber Nesbru, Norway Graphic designer and photographer Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tshering (Dawa Chhiri) Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Chhiri (Da Chhiri) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Phurte, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.