Cho Oyu Expedition
 

Cho Oyu: 8,201m
The British Indian Survey did not at first assign Cho Oyu a peak number. Thogh it was eventually assigned T45 (later changed MI) it must have originally seemed a minor peak among the giants that spread across the Nepalese horizon from Makalu to Dhaulagiri.

The name is now invariably to mean 'Goddess of Turquise', the peak glowing turquoise when seen from Tibet in the light of an afternoon sun. As goddess is chomo in Tibetan, and turquoise is yu, the construction of chomo yu to Cho Oyu seems conclusive.

A lama at Namche Bazar told Herbert Tichy that the name meant 'Mighty Head' and Heinrich Harrer claimed that the real name was Cho-I-u meaning 'god's head'. Harrer's suggestion is interesting because many early books have the peak's name as Cho Uyo, which would be a good phonetic approximation of the three Tibetan syllables. Harrer's name is also close to the alternative Tibetan translation of the name as ' bald god'. In Tibetan legend Cho Oyo, the bald god, had his back turned to Chomolungma, the mother goddess, because she refused to marry him.

Elevation: 8,2001m.
Region: Cho Oyu Region Tibet side.
The route: Kathamndu-Kodari- Cho Oyu BC.
Best season: Late Sept. to Oct.& April to May.
Program duration: 38 day

 

Suggested itinerary for Cho Oyu expedition trip

Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel
Day 02, 03: Prepare for Expedition
Day 04: Drive to Kodari & transfer Zhangmu 2300m.Overnight at hotel
Day 05: Drive Nylam 2750m. Overnight at hotel
Day 06: Nylam rest for acclimatization overnight at hotel
Day 07: Drive Tingri 4340m. Overnight at hotel
Day 08: Rest of day for acclimatized
Day 09: Drive to Chinese Base Camp 5000m. Camping
Day 10: Chinese Base Camp
Day 11: Prepared load to Yak for Advance BC 5700m.
Day 12: Base Camp - Middle camp with Yaks
Day 13: Middle Camp - Cho Oyu Advance Base Camp
Day 14-32: Climbing Period for Cho Oyu 8201m.
Day 33: Advance Base camp - Chinese Base camp
Day 34: Drive to Zhangmu
Day 35: Drive Zhangmu to Kathmandu
Day 36: Kathmandu leisure/ rest /sopping
Day 37: Kathmandu leisure/ rest /sopping
Day 38: International Departure