Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side
A Greece expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by George Koukis. Summit reached on 30th September 2006. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5535 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHOY06378 |
| Peak ID | CHOY |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NW side |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Greece |
| Leaders | George Koukis |
| Sponsor | Greek Cho Oyu Team |
| 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 | Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-09-18 |
| Summit Date | 2006-09-30 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 12 |
| Total Days | 15 |
| Termination Date | 2006-10-03 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7000m due to altitude problems for both members |
| High Point (m) | 7000 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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(18/09,4900m),ABC(22/09,5799m),C1(28/09,6400m),xxx(30/09,7000m) |
| Route Notes | Apparently Koukis and Titopoulos tried to go to C2 on 30 Sept and stopped at 7000m. They had problem of altitude then they gave up their climbing. The team returned to Kathmandu on 5 Oct. Titopoulos left Nepal on 17 Oct. Koukis went for trek and returned to Kathmandu on 5 Nov. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459480 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw side |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Koukis | M | 1973 | Greece | Leader | Greece | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dimitrios Titopoulos | M | 1962 | Greece | Climber | Athens, Greece | Hospital staff member | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.