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Cho Oyu 2008 |
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Introduction |
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About the Climb |
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"The Death Zone" |
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Classroom in the Clouds |
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The Mountain |
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Cho Oyu is found in the Greater Himalaya range, on the border of Tibet and Nepa. At 8,201m, Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world, it is 649m lower than Everest. Cho Oyu is regarded as the most accessible and least dangerous of the fourteen 8000m peaks in the world - but it will certainly still be a massive challenge! |
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Around 1300 people have reached the summit of Cho Oyu, compared with around 1700 for Everest. Around 200 people have climbed the Seven Summits (the highest peaks of each continent), whilst just 14 people have summitted all 14 8000 metre peaks. |
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Looking down from 8000m on Cho Oyu. Photo: Borge Ousland |
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The world's fourteen 8000 metre peaks |
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Nepal / Tibet
Pakistan
Nepal / India
Nepal / Tibet
Nepal
Nepal / Tibet
Nepal
Nepal
Pakistan
Nepal
Pakistan / China
Pakistan / China
Pakistan / China
Nepal / Tibet |
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Mount Everest
K2
Kangchenjunga
Lhotse
Makalu
Cho Oyu
Dhaulagiri
Manaslu
Nanga Parbat
Annapurna
Gasherbrum I
Broad Peak
Gasherbrum II
Shishapangma |
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8850m
8611m
8586m
8516m
8483m
8201m
8167m
8156m
8125m
8091m
8068m
8047m
8035m
8013m |
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The Seven Summits (highest peaks by continent) |
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Mount Everest
Aconcagua
Denali
Kilimanjairo
Elbrus
Vinson
Carstensz Pyramid |
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8850m
6962m
6195m
5893m
5633m
4897m
4884m |
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Asia (Nepal/Tibet)
South America (Argentina)
North America (Alaska)
Africa (Tanzania)
Europe (Russia)
Antarctica
Oceania (Papua, Indonesia) |
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and for comparison... |
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Mont Blanc
Matterhorn
Mount Cook |
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4810m
4478m
3754m |
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France / Italy
Switzerland / Italy
New Zealand |
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David Fairweather |
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[email protected] |
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