A Photo Gallery of Mount Cho Oyu ( 8201m )

the sixth highest mountain in the world

and neighbouring Peaks

in the Nepal Himalaya

Cho Oyu was first climbed by Austrians in 1954. It is about 30 km west of Everest at the head of the Gokyo Valley. The mountain was reconnoitred during the 1951 Everest Reconnaissance, and a British team led by Eric Shipton attempted the peak in 1952. The first ascent was made in 1954 via the north-west ridge using a route through Tibet from the Nangpa La - not strictly a legal route. By 2002 a total of 125 expeditions had been made on Cho Oyo. The approach to the mountain from both Nepal and Tibet is easy, and the ascent through Tibet is not particularly difficult. Of all Nepal's 8000m peaks Cho Oyo is second only to Everest in the number of expeditions and successful ascents. In 2002 the record stood at 710 climbers reaching the summit, 342 expeditions and 25 deaths.

Index of Photographs ( Thumbnail Gallery )

 

• Cho Oyu from Khumbu Panch Pokhari
• Cho Oyu from above Khumbu Panch Pokhari
• Cho Oyu from above Khumbu Panch Pokhari (b)
• Cho Oyu from Gokyo Lake 

 

• Cho Oyu - Normal Route of Ascent
• Cho Oyu from the North
• Cho Oyu aerial view

 

• Gyachung Kang from Gokyo Ri

• Cha Kung from Khumbu Panch Pokhari

 

• Kyajo Ri in Gokyo Valley
• Kyajo Ri (b) ( Ascent of Kyajo Ri )

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References:-

• Cho Oyu - Location Map
• Everest Base Camp Map ( UK , USA )
• Everest Trekking Map - National Geographic
• Maps Worldwide

• Wikipedia - Cho Oyu
• Peakware - Cho Oyu
• Cho Oyu - Everest News

• Trekking in the Everest Region
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• Lonely Planet
• The Rough Guide

 

• Nepal - Highest mountains
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Information:

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• Nepal Himalaya - CD Rom
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Maps:-

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• Khumbu Himal: Schneider Nepal Maps

• Khumbu: Jiri to Everest Base Camp Map

• Himalaya Map - Nelles ( UK , USA )

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Recommended Books:-

• Nepal Books & Maps

• "Trekking Peaks of Nepal " by Bill O'Connor

• "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya " by Stan Armington

• "Trekking and Climbing in Nepal " by Steve Razzetti

• " Trekking in Nepal " by Antoine d'Abbundo

• "Trekking in Nepal " by Stephen Bezruchka

• "Nepal " - Lonely Planet

 

• "First Across the Roof of the World "- Peter Hillary

• "East of Kathmandu "- Tom Weir

• " All 14 Eight-thousanders " - Reinhold Messner

• "The Kurt Diemburger Omnibus "

• "The Boardman Tasker Omnibus "

• " Into Thin Air " - John Pilkington

 

• " The Challenge Of Everest " - Rand McNally

• " On Top of the World " - Rebecca Stephens

• " The Six Mountain Travel Books" - Shipton

• " High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest "

• " Nepal Himalaya - H.W.Tilman "

• " Mount Everest - Pocket Art "

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