Normal route up Cho Oyu, Tibet

Cho Oyu is the world's 6th highest mountain, at 8201 m /26,900 ft. The normal route is technically starightforward (especially if other expeditions have already prepared the ropes), but due to its extreme altitude climbing Cho Oyu is still a phenomenal challenge.

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Cho Oyu was first attempted in 1952 by an expedition led by Eric Shipton and including Tom Bourdillon, but technical difficulties at an ice cliff above 6,650m (21,820ft) proved beyond their abilities. (Today, these ice cliffs are normally ascended using fixed ropes.) Cho Oyu was first climbed on October 19, 1954 via the northwest ridge by Herbert Tichy, Joseph Jöchler and Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama of an Austrian expedition. Cho Oyu was the fifth 8000 metre peak to be climbed, after Annapurna in June 1950, Mount Everest in May 1953, Nanga Parbat in July 1953 and K2 in July 1954.

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Even though the route is technically straightforward, be prepared for high altitudes.

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