Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres above sea level. Cho Oyu means 'Turquoise Goddess' in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section o
View of Cho Oyu via Tingri
Southern and northern climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. (The names on the photo are links to corresponding pages.)
Ascent by a team from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) on 2 October 2008
Viewing Cho Oyu, from the southwest, via mountain flight
The 1952 British expedition to Cho Oyu the Turquoise Goddess was organized by the Joint Himalayan Committee. It had been hoped to follow up the 1951 Everest expedition with another British attempt on
Flight over Khumbu-region; six eight-thousanders and some seven-thousanders are visible