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.