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Mt.
Cho Oyu Expedition
The mountaineers who wish
to climb 8000m peak, Cho Oyu will be their best choice since the
mountain is straight forward to climb with minimal objective danger
and less technically demanding. Cho Oyu has higher rate of success
than other 8000m peaks simply because of the easy access to the base
camp and short and all fixed technical sections during the climbing.
Normally, three camps are set in the approach. From base camp, we
trek to the advance base camp at 5,700m. We climb through steep
moraines to a shoulder at 6,400m where cam I is set up. From here we
climb up through the ridge and fix rope to climb a 50m high serac
barrier split by a ramp to set up the camp II at about 7,000m. The
climbing becomes easier and place our camp III at 7,500m on the
north west face. The summit is a long way at the far end with huge
snow fields.
Itinerary
| Day 01: |
Arrive Kathmandu. |
| Day 02-04: |
KTM for official formalities and other
preparation. |
| Day 05: |
Drive to Zangmu. |
| Day 06: |
Drive to Nyalam. |
| Day 07: |
Rest at Nyalam. |
| Day 08: |
Drive to Sekarjong. |
| Day 09: |
Drive to Base Camp. |
| Day 10 - 12: |
Rest at Base Camp. |
| Day 13: |
Advance Base Camp. |
| Day 14: |
Rest at Advance Base Camp. |
| Day 15 - 41: |
Climbing. |
| Day 42: |
Advance Base Camp. |
| Day 43: |
Base Camp. |
| Day 44: |
Clean up the Base Camp. |
| Day 45: |
Drive from Base Camp to Nyalam |
| Day 46: |
Drive to Kathmandu. |
| Day 47: |
Kathmandu. |
| Day 48: |
Departure from
Kathmandu. |
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