The mountaineers who wish to climb an 8000m peak, Cho Oyu will be their best choice since the mountain is straight forward to climb with minimal objective danger and less technically demanding. This mountain was first climbed by Austrians in 1954. It is about 30km west of Everest at the head of the Gokyo Valley. Normally, three camps are set in the approach. From base camp, we trek to the advance base camp at 5,700m. We climb through steep moraines to a shoulder at 6,400m where camp I is set up. The climbing becomes easier and our camp III is at 7,500m on the North West face. The summit is a long way at the far end of a huge snow field.
Itinerary
Day 01: Arrive at Kathmandu
Day 02-04: Kathmandu for official formalities and other preparations
Day 05: Fly to Lukla and trek to Phadking
Day 06: Namche Bazaar
Day 07: Khumjung
Day 08: Khumjung, acclimatization day
Day 09: Tengboche Monastery
Day 10: Pheriche
Day 11: Lobuche
Day 12: Lobuche, acclimatization day
Day 13: Base Camp
Day 14-32: Climbing period
Day 33- 34: Cleaning up Base Camp
Day 35: Pheriche
Day 36: Khumjung
Day 37: Phadking
Day 38: Lukla
Day 39: Fly to Kathmandu, Transfer to Hotel
Day 40: Free day in Kathmandu
Day 41: Departure from Kathmandu
