Cho Oyu | 2006 NW side

A Australia expedition to Cho Oyu in 2006 via NW side, led by Bruce Gibbens. Summit reached on 17th September 2006. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5560
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY06381
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Bruce Gibbens
Sponsor	Dream Team Cho Oyu Expedition 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	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2006-09-03
Summit Date	2006-09-17
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	14
Total Days	17
Termination Date	2006-09-20
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7200m due to apparent exhaustion
High Point (m)	7200
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(03/09,4900m),ABC(07/09,5500m),C1(16/09,6400m),C2(17/09,7200m),xxx(17/09,7200m)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/IC on 5 Sept at 5500m. Gibbens wrote in his email of 8 Jan 2007 that he only got to C2 (when he did not say). According to Billi's conversation with Puxbaumer on 9 Jan 2007, she wrote that Puxbaumer met Gibbens descending from C1 on 18 Sept. He told Billi that Gibbens was carrying oxygen but he did not use it. Gibbens probably had left ABC on 20 Sept and arrived Kathmandu on 21 Sept, and left Nepal on 23 Sept. Gibbens might have used C1 on 16 Sept and reached C2 on 17 Sept. According to Puxbaumer Gibbens was descending from C1 on 19 Sept when Puxbaumer was ascending from ABC to C1. Gibbens had stayed the night at C1 but he seemed exhausted on his way down. Puxbaumer believes he left ABC the following day (20 Sept) to return to Kathmandu.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459467
Year	2006
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	41606
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY06381
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2006
Season	3
First Name	Bruce
Last Name	Gibbens
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Civil engineer
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)	7200
Summit Date 1	2006-09-17
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	2439346
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bruce gibbens
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Bruce Gibbens	M	1972	Australia	Leader	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.