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Cho Oyu is the world's sixth highest mountain at 8201 m (26,901 feet),
and lies 28 km west of Mt. Everest on the Tibetan plateau. The peak itself
straddles the Nepal Tibet border, and the peak can be approached on its south
side from the Thame valley of the Khumbu region of Nepal leading up to the Lungsampa
Glacier.
Cho Oyu has three
main ridges: the Northwest, the Northeast, and the Southwest. |
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Cho Oyu's impressive Southwest
face, that rises up three kilometers high from the Lungsampa Glacier, drew the
attention of the first expedition to the Everest Himal organized by the British
in 1921. Three decades would pass before it was first attempted, in 1952, by an
expedition led by Eric Shipton. They were turned back at 6650 m (22,500') by the
ice cliff on the Northwest ridge that proved to be beyond their technical
limits. (AAJ 27 1953, p.581). Cho Oyu was successfully climbed two years later
in the post-monsoon season of 1954 via the Northwest ridge by Austrians Herbert
Tichy , Sepp Johler and Sherpa Passang Dawa Lama, who led the ice cliff that
Shipton had described as "obviously impassible." (AAJ 29 1955, p. 178) . That
same year, Cho Oyu was attempted by a French expedition that included Mme.
Claude Kogan, and although they were turned back at 7600 m (25,000'), her
altitude record for women lasted many years.
From the north, the peak is approached from the Tingri Plain, to the Palung
Glacier that lies below the peak's north face, and the Gyabrag Glacier that
surrounds the Northwest face.
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Itinerary |
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1 |
Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel |
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2-4 |
Kathmandu - final preparation of expedition trip |
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5 |
Kathmandu - Lukla by flight - trek to Phakding |
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6 |
Phakding - Namche Bazaar |
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7 |
Namche Bazaar - Rest day and excursion to Thame and back |
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8 |
Namche Bazaar - Phortse Tenga |
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9 |
Phortse Tenga - Machhermo |
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10 |
Machhermo - Gokyo |
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11 |
Gokyo - Rest day |
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12 |
Gokyo - Cho Oyu Base Camp |
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13-49 |
Cho Oyu Climbing Period |
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50 |
Trek back to Gokyo |
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51 |
Trek to Phortse tenga |
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52 |
Trek to Namche Bazar |
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53 |
Trek to Lukla |
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54 |
Lukla/Kathmandu by flight |
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55-56 |
In Kathmandu |
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57 |
Final Departure to home country. |
Cost of the
expedition:
2-persons' group: 8399 USD per
person
3-persons' group: 6999 USD per person
4-persons' group: 6099 USD per person
5-persons' group: 5489 USD per person
6-persons' group: 5079 USD per person
7-persons' group: 4669 USD per person
8-12 persons' group: 4279 USD per person
Climbing Guide cost Per guide
USD 2500
Cost
included
Extra costs:
High Altitude Sherpa who will accompany you up to the
summit then the extra cost will be USD 1800.00 per high altitude Sherpa.
Note:
Above given is sample itinerary and are subject to change to suit your
schedule.
If you do not want all the activities
listed in the package, we are always flexible to provide you the
personalized package as per your schedule requirement.
Given
prices will remain valid till 31.12.2009.
All
itineraries as well as price are subject to change without prior notice
until your reservation of this trip with us.
Individual booking is accepted.
Please consider that personal equipment is not included in given price.
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