Cho Oyu
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Elevation | 8201 |
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First ascent | October 19, 1954 |
Locations | Nepal |
Province No. 1 | |
Tibet | |
English translation | Turquoise Goddess |
First ascenders | Herbert Tichy |
Pasang Dawa Lama | |
Joseph Jöchler | |
Did you know | Cho Oyu has three main ridges: the Northwest, the northeast, and the Southwest. |
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ID | 845235 |
About Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres above sea level. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest. The mountain stands on the China–Nepal border.