Cho Oyu Expedition

Posted by: Admin | Date: April 22, 2010

Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world at 8201 metres above sea level. Cho Oyu lies in the Himalayas and is 20 km west of Mount Everest, at the border between Tibet and Nepal. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan.

Cho Oyu was first attempted in 1952 by an expedition organized and financed by the Joint Himalayan Committee of Great Britain as preparation for an attempt on Mount Everest the following year. The expedition was led by Eric Shipton and included Tom Bourdillon, but technical difficulties at an ice cliff above 6,650 m (21,820 ft) proved beyond their abilities.

The mountain was first climbed on October 19, 1954 via the north-west ridge by Herbert Tichy, Joseph Jöchler and Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama of an Austrian expedition. Cho Oyu was the fifth 8000 metre peak to be climbed, after Annapurna in June 1950, Mount Everest in May 1953, Nanga Parbat in July 1953 and K2 in July 1954.

Just a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu is Nangpa La (5,716m/18,753 ft), a glaciated pass that serves as the main trading route between the Tibetans and the Khumbu's Sherpas. Due to its proximity to this pass and the generally moderate slopes of the standard northwest ridge route, some climbers consider Cho Oyu to be the easiest 8,000 metre peak to climb, and it is a popular objective for professionally guided parties.

Fact Sheet

Elevation:     8,201 m (26,906 ft) Ranked 6th
Prominence:     2,340 m (7,677 ft)
Listing:        Eight-thousander Ultra
Translation:     Turquoise Goddess (Tibetan)
Route:         Kathmandu-Kodari- Cho Oyu BC
Best season:     Late Sept. to Oct. & April to May
Duration:    38 days
 
Cho Oyu Expedition Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel

Day 02, 03: Preparation period for the expedition

Day 04: Drive to Kodari & transfer Zhangmu 2300m.Overnight in a hotel

Day 05: Today, we drive to Nylam situated at an altitude of 2750m. Overnight in a local lodge

Day 06: Day of acclimatization

Day 07: After having lunch, we drive to Tingri (4340m), overnight in a lodge

Day 08: Rest day for acclimatization

Day 09: We take our early drive to Chinese Base Camp 5000m, overnight in the camp

Day 10: We move around the Chinese Base Camp to assess the environment of the camp, overnight in the camp

Day 11: Today, we prepare our boarding and loading to Advance BC (5700m)

Day 12: From Base Camp, we proceed towards Middle camp with Yaks, overnight in the camp

Day 13: It is the turn to go to Cho Oyu Advance Base Camp from Middle Camp, overnight in the camp

Day 14-32: Climbing Period

Day 33: After having our lunch, we proceed towards Chinese Base Camp from Advance Base camp, overnight in camp

Day 34: Today, we drive to Zhangmu from Chinese Base Camp, overnight in a local lodge

Day 35: From Zhangmu, we drive to Kathmandu, overnight in the hotel

Day 36-37: Kathmandu sightseeing on the 37th day and sopping on the 38th, farewell dinner party in the evening and overnight in the hotel 

Day 38: Back home destination

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