The standard route for climbing Cho Oyu is via the Northwest Ridge from the Tibetan side. Expeditions typically begin by driving from Kathmandu to the Tibetan Plateau, followed by an ...

The Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world, were formed 50 million years ago. The brilliant peaks stretch across ...

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 ...

McKenzie was the only foreigner on a large expedition that fixed ropes all the way up the difficult Nepal side of Cho Oyu. The team summited after climbing what was supposed to be a new route.

It will be much cheaper for those who want to climb Cho Oyu if they go from the Nepal side and I am very excited about that." Courtesy of Bremont/Project Possible/Nims Purja, Stefan Auth ...

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.

Father Recounts Harrowing Moment Avalanche Buried Him Alive and Killed His Son: 'Violent Wave of Whitewash' On Tuesday, Gutu celebrated climbing nearby Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the ...

Eventually, he went on to climb Cho Oyu and paraglided from the mountain. But now he has his sights set on the tallest mountain of all - Mount Everest. If everything goes to plan, Ken Hutt will be ...