Cho-Oyu Expedition
TRIP OVERVIEW
Cho-Oyu Expedition from Tibet side. The British Indian Survey did not at first assign Cho Oyu a peak number. Thogh it was eventually assigned T45 (later changed MI) it must have originally seemed a minor peak among the giants that spread across the Nepalese horizon from Makalu to Dhaulagiri. The name is now invariably to mean ‘Goddess of Turquise’, the peak glowing turquoise when seen from Tibet in the light of an afternoon sun. As goddess is chomo in Tibetan, and turquoise is yu, the construction of chomo yu to Cho Oyu seems conclusive. A lama at Namche Bazar told Herbert Tichy that the name meant ‘Mighty Head’ and Heinrich Harrer claimed that the real name was Cho-I-u meaning ‘god’s head’. Harrer’s suggestion is interesting because many early books have the peak’s name as Cho Uyo, which would be a good phonetic approximation of the three Tibetan syllables. Harrer’s name is also close to the alternative Tibetan translation of the name as ‘bald god’. In Tibetan legend Cho Oyo, the bald god, had his back turned to Chomolungma, the mother goddess, because she refused to marry him.
Elevation: 8,2001m.
Region: Cho Oyu Region Tibet side.
The route: Kathmandu -Kodari- Cho Oyu BC.
Best season: Late Sept. to Oct.& April to May.
Program duration: 37 day.
DETAIL ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel
Day 02: Prepare for Expedition
Day 03: Drive to Kodari & transfer Zhangmu 2300m.Overnight at hotel
Day 04: Drive Nylam 2750m. Overnight at hotel
Day 05: Nylam rest for acclimatization overnight at hotel
Day 06: Drive Tingri 4340m. Overnight at hotel
Day 07: Rest of day for acclimatized
Day 08: Drive to Chinese Base Camp 5000m. Camping
Day 09: Chinese Base Camp
Day 10: Prepared load to Yak for Advance BC 5700m.
Day 11: Base Camp – Middle camp with Yaks
Day 12: Middle Camp – Cho Oyu Advance Base Camp
Day 13-31: Climbing Period for Cho Oyu 8201m.
Day 32: Advance Base camp – Chinese Base camp
Day 33: Drive to Zhangmu
Day 34: Drive Zhangmu to Kathmandu
Day 35: Kathmandu leisure/ rest /sopping
Day 36: Sight seeing and/dinner party
Day 37: International Departure
Cho yu Climbing Itenerary from Nepal:
Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to hotel
Day 02: Prepare for Expedition
Day 03: Fly to Lukla trek to Phakding
Day 04: Trek to Namche
Day 05: Trek to Phorsetanga
Day 06: Trek to Machhermo
Day 07: Trek to Gokyo
Day 08: Trek to chho yu basecamp
Day 09~27 Climbing period
Day 28: Basecamp cleaning
Day 29: Trek to Gokyo
Day 30: Trek to Machhermo
Day 31: Trek to Dole
Day 32: Trek to Namche
Day 33: Trek to Phakding
Day 34: Trek to Lukla
Day 35: Fly to Kathmandu
Day 36: city sightseeing
Day 37: Back to home
TRIP INCLUDES
- Airport pick up and hotel trasfers
- Hotel Accomodation in Kathmandu
- Domestic flights and all ground transportaion
- Fooding & lodging during expedition
- Base camp tent and equipment
- Expedition Royalty and permit to chinese government to climb north rigde of Mt.Everest
- Permit for satellite phone or walkie talkie
- Liasion officer’s salary and accomodation in Tibet
- Insurance for staffs during expedition
TRIP EXCLUDES
- International flight airfare
- Travel and personal insurance
- Extra nights accomodation in kathmandu & other places than the scheduled itinerary
- Emergency rescue cost if required
- All personal expenses such as any alcoholic beverages,snacks,internet,telephone,laundry etc
- Personal clothing,climbing gears and medical kits
- Filmimg and drone permit fees
- Tips to guides,staffs and porters
