In the spring, when the mountain is typically drier ... Gelje Sherpa on the summit of Cho Oyu after a difficult climb from Nepal last spring. Photo: Gelje Sherpa As usual, the CTMA has given ...

Chinese authorities have closed the normal route on Cho Oyu again this season. While it’s possible to climb the mountain from the Nepal side, it is a daunting task. Only a handful have ever ...

On 11 May the Kazakh mountaineer reached the summit of Cho Oyu (8201m) and, in doing so, climbed all fourteen 8000m peaks (info russianclimb.com). As has become the norm, Urubko closed the circle in ...

Chinese authorities have closed access to Everest and nearby Cho Oyu, suspending climbing permits until 10 May ... Everest could be motivated by Chinese Authority concerns that the mountain might ...

We spoke with climber Nims Purja about climbing K2 ... "For this next phase, I'm very excited for Cho Oyu because that’s the last mountain and I would like to open the route from the Nepal ...

This is Richards' first Everest expedition, though he climbed the 26,900-foot Cho Oyu in 1996. Richards started rock climbing when he was 15 and became a mountain guide seven years ago.

Several veteran climbers noted that the mountain is especially avalanche ... the way up the difficult Nepal side of Cho Oyu. The team summited after climbing what was supposed to be a new route.