Cho Oyu, the world's sixth highest mountain at 8,201 meters,
lies on the Nepal / Tibet border. Interested in seeing how you
do above 8000 meters? There is no better testing ground, ease of
access and ease of route means that you can save your energy for
the climbing. The North West Face, now considered the normal
route, is fairly straight forward, with only a couple hundred
meters requiring fixed rope. The success rate on Cho Oyu is
higher than any other 8000 meter peak, don't be fooled though,
it is still hard - requiring three camps, including one at 7500
meters. Camp one can usually be reached without climbing on
snow. Advanced base camp offers a terrific view over the Nangpa
La to Nepal and the Khumbu valley.
Mt. Cho Oyu 8201m is the most popular 8000 meter peak for
climbing in Nepal & Tibet . Cho Oyu expedition would be the best
choice for the mountaineers who want to stand on the summit of
8000 meter peak due to its straight forward climbing with
minimal objective danger and less technically demanding.
Climbing on Cho Oyu has the higher rate of success than any
other 8000 meter peaks in Nepal & Tibet . We arrange both the
logistic support to ABC and fully guided climbing on Cho Oyu
mountaineering . A short sightseeing tour can be arranged before
proceeding to the climbing on Cho Oyu .
From Cho Oyu base camp , we trek to the advance base camp at
5,700m . We climb through steep moraines to a shoulder at 6,400m
where cam I is set up. From here we climb up through the ridge
and fix rope to climb a 50m high serac barrier split by a ramp
to set up the Cho oyu camp II at about 7,000m. Climbing Cho Oyu
becomes easier and places our Cho Oyu camp III at 7,500m on the
North West face. Cho Oyu summit is a long way at the far end
with huge snow fields. |