Cho Oyu is the 6th highest mountain in the world at 8201m / 26906ft. It was first climbed in 1954 by an Austrian team comprising Herbert Tichy, Joseph Jochler and Pasang Dawa Lama.
The first Australian ascent of Cho Oyu was in 1990 by Michael Groom and the first New Zealand ascent was also in 1990 by Russell Brice. (Source: Himalayan Database)
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Project Base8000 expedition: September 2019 (completed).
Base Camp – Tibet (China) – 4900m / 16076ft
Advance Base Camp – Tibet (China) – 5800m / 19028ft
- this was a trek with a difference, as it was a mix of trekking and driving
- for Cho Oyu we drove to the initial base camp and then trekked to Advance Base Camp
- our itinerary for Tibet (China) covered two of the objectives for Project Base8000 – Shishapangma Base Camp and Cho Oyu Base Camp. We also visited Mt Everest North Base Camp.
- how to get there – we flew to Lhasa and drove from there to the starting point for each part of the trek. We then drove over the border to Nepal at Kyirong and back to Kathmandu.
- number of days trekking – 3 days for Cho Oyu Advance Base Camp with extra days between to fly/drive
- best time of year to trek – September/October if you are timing in with the climbing season.
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