Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A France expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Ludovic Challeat. Summit reached on 1st October 2006. 20 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5533 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06376 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Ludovic Challeat |
| Sponsor | Alpes Exploration (Expex) 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 | Canada |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-09-08 |
| Summit Date | 2006-10-01 |
| Summit Time | 0745 |
| Summit Days | 23 |
| Total Days | 25 |
| 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) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(08/09,5000m),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(14/09,6400m),C2(18/09,7100m),C3(30/09,7500m),Smt(01/10) |
| Route Notes | Calise, Challeat, Genevois, Maurel, Millet, Monet, Priez, Pemba Sherpa, Lal Singh Tamang and Tibetan Sherpa Tsering left C3 at 05:00 hours (CST) on 1 Oct for summit. Challeat, Maurel, Pemba and Lal Singh Tamang summited at 10:00 hours (07:45 NST), Genevois and Priez summited at 11:00 hours (08:45 NST), and Monet and Tsering (Tibetan) reached summit at 12:00 hours (09:45 NST). The first summiting team stayed on summit 45 minutes, descended to C2 at 15:00 hours. Rest of the members arrived C2 around 16:00 hours. Next day to ABC. Weather was perfect, cold but no wind. All the members saw good view of Everest and surrounding mountains. Ahead of Challet team were Swiss team and American team and many other climbers. On that day may be 50-60 people summited, many of them with oxygen. Calise and Millet turned around from 7600m due to excessive cold. Blazer went up to C2 on 18 Sept and gave up further climb; he was very tired. Charbonnel was exhausted and could not go beyond C1. Cimetta couple climbed up to C3; they were exhausted and gave up climbing. Destot, Hamdjian and Mercadie left ABC on 29 Sept. They were up waiting for weather to improve. They left Kathmandu on 1 Oct. Gallia climbed up to 7400m, was very tired and did not attempt again. Jardret went up to C2, became exhausted then gave up. The team returned to Kathmandu on 5 Oct and will leave on 7 Oct. Sherpa Summiter: Pemba Sherpa, 4/9/71, Hewa, Taksindu-6, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X1 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Pemba Sherpa |
| 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 | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
20 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francois Gallia | M | 1939 | France | Climber | Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, Ain, France | Retired bar owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Yves Jean Joseph Blazer | M | 1950 | France | Climber | Paris, France | Hotelier | Details Other expeditions |
| Valerie Calise | F | 1965 | France | Climber | Moulins, Allier, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Ludovic Paul Nicolas Challeat | M | 1969 | France | Leader | Le Plateau d'Assy, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernard Charbonnel | M | 1943 | France | Climber | Bellegarde, Loiret, France | Retired nursery owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrice Cimetta | M | 1956 | France | Climber | Apremont, Oise, France | Manager of an enterprise | Details Other expeditions |
| Patricia Cimetta | F | 1957 | France | Climber | Apremont, Oise, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Michel Destot | M | 1946 | France | Climber | Grenoble, Isere, France | Mayor and member of parliament | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Marc Genevois | M | 1965 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephane Hamdjian | M | 1970 | France | Climber | Paris, France | Buys and sells hotel room bookings | Details Other expeditions |
| Olivier Jardret | M | 1967 | Canada | Climber | Quebec, Canada | Hotel marketing manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Michel Maurel | M | 1962 | France | Climber | Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France | Electrical technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Louis Mercadie | M | 1949 | France | Climber | Grenoble, Isere, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Alix Millet | F | 1970 | France | Climber | Paris, France | Bank staff member | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Philippe Monet | M | 1964 | France | Deputy Leader | Servoz, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Fabrice Priez | M | 1967 | France | Climber | St. Quentin, Isere, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lal Singh Tamang | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Tendar (Tenzing Dantar) | M | 1985 | China | H-A Worker | Tsongdu, Nyalam Dzong, Tibet, China | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tsering Dhondup (Big) | M | 1982 | China | H-A Worker | Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.