Austrian
first climbs Cho Oyu in 1954. The Indian and
German team also climbed this peak in 1958
and 1964 respectively. Till to date many expedition
teams have successfully reached on its summit.
The year 2004 was regarded as the Golden jubilee
of this Cho Oyu Mountain in the field of expedition.
The golden jubilee ceremony was organized
by Nepal Mountaineering Association with grand
fanfare and jubilantly. There were about 400
climbers from different region of the World
during this golden jubilee ceremony and most
of them made the summit. Click
here for climbing from Tibet side.
Most
of the Cho Oyu expedition teams climb from
Tibet side due the easy technique-climbing
route. Since 1998, our company “Nature
Trail Trekking and Expedition" is also
conducting the expedition from Tibet side.
We also had Golden jubilee Cho Oyu Expedition
in Autumn 2004.
Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the
world, located a short distance to the west
from Everest (the highest) and Lhotse (the
fourth highest) in the Khumbu region of Eastern
Nepal along the Tibetan border. Its towering
peak stands with Everest well above the surrounding
mountains. It became a familiar landmark to
climbers ascending Everest's north face. Just
west of Cho Oyu is the Nangpa La, a 19,000-foot
glacier pass, the main trade route between
the Khumbu Sherpas and Tibet. Cho Oyu's proximity
to the Nangpa La has earned it the distinction
among some climbers as being the easiest 8,000
meter peak. It was the third such peak climbed,
and the first climbed in Autumn.
