Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres (26,864 ft) above sea level. Cho Oyu means 'Turquoise Goddess' in Tibetan.
Mahalangur Himal · Sagarmatha Zone · Nepal · 8,188 m
About Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu is an 8,201-metre mountain in the Himalayas on the Nepal–Tibet (China) border, about 30 km northwest of Mount Everest . The peak’s summit was first reached on 19 October 1954 by an Austrian party including Herbert Tichy, Sepp Jöchler, and Pasang Dawa Lama .
Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres (26,864 ft) above sea level. Cho Oyu means 'Turquoise Goddess' in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km (12 mi) west of Mount Everest.
Cho Oyu is an 8,201-metre mountain in the Himalayas on the Nepal–Tibet (China) border, about 30 km northwest of Mount Everest . The peak’s summit was first reached on 19 October 1954 by an Austrian party including Herbert Tichy, Sepp Jöchler, and Pasang Dawa Lama .
Documented mountaineering milestones
- 1954 — First ascent via the west/northwest ridge and glacier-covered west flank: Herbert Tichy, Sepp Jöchler, Pasang Dawa Lama and expedition Sherpas
Routes and approaches
A documented approach from Nepal led from Kathmandu through Namche Bazaar and across the Nangpa La border pass before reaching Cho Oyu’s west side; the Nangpa La also forms part of a historic Tibet–Khumbu trade route .
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