Cho Oyu

A shera smiles while on the col before a ridge leading to the huge summit area of Everest.

No Everest North Side, Cho Oyu, Or Shisha Pangma This Spring

Last week, we reported that the North Side of...
February 24, 2026
Marianne Chapuisat on the summit of Cho Oyu in winter 1993.

Cho Oyu 1993: The First Female Winter Ascent of an 8,000m Peak

When 24-year-old Marianne Chapuisat of Switzerland reached the summit...
February 10, 2026
two climbers look at a mountain, one of them pointing to it with his walking pole.

Holecek, Groh Bail on Southeast Face of Cho Oyu

High winds forced Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh of...
November 13, 2025
The climbers stand shoulder to shoulder with the SE face of Cho Oyu behind them.

Hurricane Winds Make a Difficult Climb Even Harder For Holecek, Groh on Cho Oyu

Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh are slowly progressing on...
November 10, 2025
Climbers with heavy backpacks and walking poles, with spiky peaks behind them.

Holecek and Groh Start Southeast Face of Cho Oyu

Czechs Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh are preparing to...
November 7, 2025
Groh and Holecek, shoulder to shoulder, with a background of a snowy mountain basin.

Holecek, Groh to Attempt New Route on the Southeast Face of Cho Oyu

Marek Holecek of Czechia is back in Nepal with...
October 14, 2025
A climber on the flat top of Cho Oyu, waves a flag of Ozzy osbourne, Everest in background.

Cho Oyu, Dhaulagiri Summits As Weather Window Closes

Teams hurried today to the summits of Dhaulagiri and...
October 2, 2025
Cho Oyu on a bluebird day.

No Shisha Pangma, No Cho Oyu This Spring

The China Tibet Mountaineering Association has decided to keep...
March 19, 2025
climbers progressing on a snowy ridge with a short section of fixed rope.

Russians Turn Around on Cho Oyu

Too cold, too tired, too dangerous: The Russian team...
November 5, 2024
a climber shovels snow on the south side of Cho Oyu, Everest rising in background

Critical Moment for the Russians on the South Face of Cho Oyu

The Russians have finished the South Face of Cho...
November 4, 2024
Climber up a snow slope, leaing a serac field behind him

Russians to Begin Hardest Section on South Side of Cho Oyu

A Russian team has begun its summit push on...
October 27, 2024
A climber at the end of a rope progressing up a sharp snow ridge.

Russians on Cho Oyu, Ukrainians on Makalu

Only two teams remain on 8,000m peaks in the...
October 16, 2024
Two Sherpa climbers in yellow dawn suits hold a batter of the flat, snowy summit of Cho Oyu

Rope Fixers Summit Cho Oyu

The Sherpa rope-fixing team summited Cho Oyu today. Clients...
October 4, 2024
Cho Oyu from the Tibetan side, near the town of Old Tingri.

A History of Climbing Cho Oyu From Tibet

At 8,188m, Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in...
September 23, 2024
The view from the highest point reached by the Russian team on Cho Oyu last year.

Russians Return to South Side of Cho Oyu

Andrey Vasiliev and his team are back in Nepal...
September 20, 2024
Climbers on the north side of Everest in Tibet.

A Look at China’s Strict 8,000m Rules

Cho Oyu teams are already in Base Camp, record-seekers...
September 18, 2024
Cho Oyu at sunset from the Tibetan Base Camp.

Teams to Climb Cho Oyu, With Some Strict Rules

It is confirmed, Cho Oyu is open to foreign...
September 12, 2024
Gelje holds a banner of his company AGA adventures while standing on the flat, snowy summit of Cho Oyu, the meteorological Chinese station behind him, in the middle of the night

Gelje Sherpa on His New Route Up the South Side of Cho Oyu

Last week, at the very end of the climbing...
June 12, 2024
Gelje from the back, opens his arms while carrying rolls of rope on the south face of Cho Oyu

Cho Oyu Summited From Nepal!

What a season finale: Gelje Sherpa has fulfilled his...
June 7, 2024
close shots of Nima Rinji and Alasdair McKenzie with mountain clothes and sunglasses.

Teens Push Season in Race For Youngest 14×8,000m Record

The 2024 spring climbing season is, surprisingly, not yet...
June 7, 2024
The Polish climber in yellow jackets and in a yellow tent.

Two Surprises: A Kangchenjunga Summit, and an Attempt on Cho Oyu

As we mentioned yesterday, commercial teams returned to Base...
May 28, 2024
Alasdair McKenzie on the summit of Lhotse, May 2021.

Mystery Cho Oyu South Side Climber is Young Record-Seeker

One of the season's mysteries is out of the...
May 3, 2024
Climbers with headlamps on at dawn, among seracs at Everest Khumbu Icefall

8,000m Roundup: Everest Crowds, Cho Oyu Gets a South Side Attempt

The latest list of permits issued by Nepal's Department...
April 26, 2024
a big rock and ice summit piramid, with nearly vertical walls.

Time’s Up on Cho Oyu: The Russians Call Off Their SSW Ridge Attempt

Everything went well, just not fast enough. The Russian...
October 31, 2023

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