Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Tomio Chiba. Summit reached on 29th September 2006. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5528
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY06371
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2006
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Tomio Chiba
Sponsor Iwate Chiba Family Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1 False
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 2006-09-09
Summit Date 2006-09-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 20
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2006-10-05
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7000m due to fatigue and exhaustion
High Point (m) 7000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(09/09,4900m),ABC(13/09,5700m),C1(20/09,6400m),xxx(29/09,7000m)
Route Notes Tomio Chiba, Nga Temba and Da Nuru reached their high point at 4 pm (NT). They decided to turn back as Tomio was too tired. They arrived at C1 at 8:30 pm on 1 Oct. They descended to ABC. Junko Chiba reached C1 on 20 Sept. She abandoned climb because it was too hard for her. She ascended again to C1 on 28 Sept but stayed there whilst her father carried on 29 Sept. They descended together to ABC on 1 Oct. Narita was BC manager and stayed at ABC for duration of expedition. Sherpas: Nga Temba, Kharikhola, 1955 (51 years old), Everest X11 Danuru Sherpa, Kharikhola, 1977, Everest X6
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Treasure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459479
Year 2006
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Junko Chiba F 1971 Japan Climber Iwate-gun, Iwate, Japan Tourist guide in Mexico Details Other expeditions
Tomio Chiba M 1936 Japan Leader Iwate-gun, Iwate, Japan High school teacher Details Other expeditions
Masae Narita F 1970 Japan BC Manager Tokyo, Japan Ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Ngatemba (Nga Temba) Sherpa M 1955 Nepal H-A Worker Sikli, Jubing, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nurbu (Danuru) Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.