Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Austria expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Heinz Puxbaumer. Summit reached on 21st September 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5554
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY06379
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Austria
Leaders	Heinz Puxbaumer
Sponsor	Carinthian Expedition to Cho Oyu 2006
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	Kathmandu by road to BC
Basecamp Date	2006-09-03
Summit Date	2006-09-21
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	18
Total Days	23
Termination Date	2006-09-26
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7300m due to avalanche danger
High Point (m)	7300
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(03/09,4900m),ABC(07/09,5500m),C1(12/09,6400m),xxx(21/09,7300m)
Route Notes	Email from Billi Bierling On 4 Sept a Chinese truck arrived at ABC in the afternoon and the drunk driver drove over 3 tents. There were climbers in the tents who were sleeping. The climbers were lucky as nobody was injured. The truck came to a stop in front of the Italian mess tent. Puxbaumer said the incident was quite a shock to a lot of people and an Italian team abandoned their expedition the next day and went back to Kathmandu. The police only showed up on 5 Sept. Puxbaumer started at 7:00 am (NST) from C1 on 21 Sept. The weather was good, good snow conditions, very cold but no wind. He arrived at C2 (7100m) at 1 pm and climbed a bit higher to reconnoiter and when he reached 7300m he decided to turn back due to avalanche danger. He turned back around 2:30 pm and met two Italians (Enrico and Hermano) at 5 pm. Puxbaumer spent the night at C1 and descended to ABC the next day. The weather was pretty bad then; it was very windy and icy. His teammate Brenher was at ABC waiting for him. Brenher reached C1 (6400m) with Puxbaumer on 12 Sept and stayed the night. Both members descended to ABC on 13 Sept. Brenher lacked motivation and thought he was too slow to carry on. He stayed at ABC for the rest of the expedition.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459471
Year	2006
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	41534
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06379
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Gebhard
Last Name	Brenher
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria
Occupation	Mechanic
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2006-09-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2438609
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gebhard brenher
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	41535
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06379
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Heinz
Last Name	Puxbaumer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Leader
Residence	Reifnitz, Carinthia, Austria
Occupation	Psychologist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	2006-09-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2434454
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	heinz puxbaumer
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gebhard Brenher	M	1970	Austria	Climber	Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria	Mechanic	Details Other expeditions
Heinz Puxbaumer	M	1958	Austria	Leader	Reifnitz, Carinthia, Austria	Psychologist	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.