Cho Oyu Expedition From Lhasa Spring- (8,201m)

Mount Cho Oyu 8201m the 6th Highest Peak in the world. Austrian first climbs mount Cho Oyu in 1954. The Indian and German teams also climbed this peak in 1958 and 1964 respectively. Till to date, many expedition teams have successfully reached its summit. The year 2004 was regarded as the Golden jubilee of this Cho Oyu Mountain in the field of the expedition. The golden jubilee ceremony was organized by Nepal Mountaineering Association with grand fanfare and jubilantly. There were about 400 climbers from a different regions of the World during this golden jubilee ceremony and most of them made the summit.

Most of the mount Cho Oyu expedition teams climb from the Tibet side due to the easy technique-climbing route from there. Since 1998, our company "Monterosa Treks and Expedition" is also conducting an expedition from the Tibet side.

Meeting and climbing information: Mount Cho Oyu Expedition begins when you arrive in Kathmandu where you meet our staffs of Monterosa Treks & Expedition in the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The next day, we make an introduction section with other climbing members & Expedition crews. Since then we make your Tibet visa and other necessary documents for the Mount Cho Oyu Expedition.

This Expedition groups fly to Lhasa from Kathmandu, but the expedition staff travel by automobile to Sybrubesi, Kerung, Dzongkha and Tingri, Cho Oyu base camp, and hole climbing equipment of the member are carried by the by truck with the care of the staff. & all of your Expedition staff will be meeting there in the base camp itself.

KATHMANDU - Lhasa on Tuesday fly with morning about at 12:10 afternoon you will be heading to the Kathmandu airport 8 KM far from the downtown of City. To fly for Lhasa, This must be perhaps the most beautiful flight in the world from Kathmandu to Lhasa crossing above the world's highest peak Mount Everest and the other charismatic Himalayan rages. After 1 hour 10 minutes, you can reach Gonggar airport in Tibet, from airport to Lhasa city, It is 90km far away. You will go there either by bus or Jeep; and reach in the hotel and to take rest for the acclimatization.

LHASA: One day or 2 days will be the Sightseeing time frame and excursions to POTALA PALACE, NORBULINGKA PALACE, THE JOKHANG TEMPLE, and the surrounding BARKHOR MARKET, DREPUNG & SERA MONASTERIES. Lhasa to Shigatse: Drive to Shigatse and explore Tibet's second-largest city including the world-famous Tashilhunpo Monastery. In the afternoon, you will arrive in Lhatse from where the road to MT KAILASH is bifurcated.

From Lhatse, crossing the Maphu La pass 5220m; you reach Shegar city(New Tingri)and after that, the Tingri is ahead on your way where your night halt will be settled. The staff and members traveled by automobile, and the members traveled by flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa will conjugate here at this Tingri. This is the conjugation point of all the members and the crews

Tingri to Cho Oyu BC: Morning drive to Cho Oyu base camp and 2 nights here for acclimatization:
Camp 1: is either situated more or less on the ridge at 6400m and the real mountaineering starts from here. The ridge is now soft and easy enough for climbing, then it broadens out and you should climb successive huge steps, several of which probably require fixing a rope up there. You should fix a new rope in co-operation with other members on the mountain. Normally one rope is used for ascent and another for the descent. Although the route is crevassed but normally these create no problems

Camp 2: is on the edge of a large plateau at 7125m, although you can carefully assess where to put the rope. Depending on conditions and fitness you may attempt the summit from here, or you may establish a light Camp 3 across the plateau and up on a minor ridge at 7550m. Above Camp 3, there are two rocky steps where you fix another set of ropes prior to our summit ascent.

Camp 3: Finally, you will start early in the morning from camp 3 for the summit. Above the rock bands, the slopes are still steep and you may take a line to fix there, depending on conditions, however once on the crest of this ridge the terrain is straightforward although it is a long haul to the summit plateau.

The panorama is breathtakingly magnificent, including Mount Everest 8848m, mount Lhotse 8501m, mount Nuptse 7855m, mount Chamlang 7319m, mount Ama Dablam 6856m, and other peaks of the Everest region to the east and south. To the west, there is the mount Melungtse and mount Gauri Sankar massifs and to the north, there is all Tibet area. It is normal to descend to Camp 2 from the summit and to continue down to the ABC. The Legend regarding the name of this Cho Oyu, the legend says, in the Tibetan language, Chomo means the goddess and Yu means the turquoise. So adding these two words, it was called Cho Oyu, also it is called the "Turquoise Goddess" as per the Tibetan dialect. Another derivation of the name is called, it the bald god as well.