Cho Oyu Expedition

Trip Highlights:

• The excellent introductory peak for Everest
• Effortless of the fourteen 8,000m peaks, also the 6th topmost mountain in the world
• Completely supervised expedition with the topmost achievement rate
• Elegant vision from the summit.

An attainable venture climbs to Mt.Cho Oyu for average climbers who wish to make effort on the 8,000 m peak; belong in the heart of the Tibetan/Nepalese Mountain ranges and offering visions of Everest, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, and precisely hundreds of other Mountain peaks.

The word Cho Oyu means ‘Goddess of Turquoise’, as its utter shadows come out the color in the shiny of the setting sun when looking at from Tibet. The peak is the western crucial peak of the Khumbu division.

S. Moehler, H. Tichy, and P. Dawa Lama were first to climb in 1954. The mountain exists on the Tibet – Nepal margin. Cho Oyu Expedition is a typical Himalayan ascend and regarded as the effortless 8000m peak to ascend through its Northwest Ridge, with no technical mounting, big blizzard, and little impartial danger.

The Cho Oyu mountain expedition can be accomplished from both Nepalese edges up on the south face and north-east hill trails and Tibetan edge along the Northwest hill trails with the North path being an accessible and a classical trail.

Nowadays, there are other than four various trails on Cho Oyu with the Tibetan north edge contributing several decent first climb capabilities.

What sort of strength required for Cho Oyu Expedition?

One must be skilled in mounting in all weather circumstances with some knowledge of snow and ice.

One must be capable to move up with an aerial kit on back.

Involvement with high-elevation circumstances and camping is classic.

Former mounting experience with climbs of 7000-meter peaks strongly recommended.

One must be in good physical condition, having groomed for the expedition for a minimum half a year earlier to the expedition with a brutal training procedure.

When to go?

Spring and Autumn are the perfect time for Cho Oyu expedition. Where spring has less snow and less landslide danger with more ice and technical whereas autumn gets a big snow dump. Also, spring begins out cold and windy and gets better whereas autumn starts out warm and wet and gets cold and windy.

Throughout the spring and autumn season, mid-May and late September/early October is the best time or expedition.

Required Permit

Every external traveler requires to request for somewhat three visas to visit the Mt. Cho Oyu. This is because the international boundary between China and Nepal drive side to side the exact summit mark of Mt. Cho Oyu.

First: Tibet Entry Permit which is circulated by the Tibet Tourism Bureau, but it has to be tested via a Tibet travel agency.

Second: Frontier Pass, which can be circulated via Armed Police Tibet Frontier Corps in Lhasa. This visa will grant you to go to Mt. Cho Oyu or Nepal through Zhangmu Border.

To request for this visa, following essential the documents are:

• The original photocopy of Tibet Travel Visa
• The photocopy of passport
• The photocopy of Chinese visa
• Tour itinerary
• Responsibility statement of travel agency

Third: Alien’s Travel Permit circulated by the Public Security Bureau. This visa will grant you travel into the closed areas of Tibet. To apply for this visa, following essential the documents are:

• The original photocopy of  Tibet Travel Visa
• The photocopy of passport
• The original photocopy of the tour guide’s certificate
• The original frontier pass
• Tour itinerary

Fourth: Mountaineering license. You need to apply for a mountaineering license which is issued by the Tibet Mountaineering Association. If you want to visit any places higher than the EBC, or any altitude above 5,000m.