Cho Oyu stands
high above the Tibetan plains on the Nepal / Tibet
border,
and is an ideal choice for mountaineers ready to test themselves
on the eight thousanders. The world's sixth highest mountain,
is to the locals a holy mountain. It was first climbed by
S. Moechler, H. Tichy and p. Dawa Lama in 1954. On a good
day the view from the summit plateau is breathtaking, you
can witness the entire panorama of Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse,
Chamlang, Ama Dablam and other peaks of the Khumbu.
The Austrians were the first to step onto the snow-dome summit
of Cho Oyu back in 1954. This massif is arguably the most
technically straightforward, accessible and safe to climb.
These days there are more than four different routes on Cho
Oyu with the Tibetan north side offering several worthy first
ascent possibilities.
We enter Tibet via Zhangmu and then drive to Old Tingri, from
where the trekking begins. Chinese Base Camp is situated at
an altitude of 5000m with the Advanced base camp at 5700m
and about three miles away from the mountain proper.
