Cho Oyu

Cho Oyu
The south side of Cho Oyu from Gokyo.
Highest point
Elevation	8,188 m (26,864 ft) Ranked 6th
Prominence	2,340 m (7,680 ft)[1]
Listing	Eight-thousander Ultra
Coordinates	28°05′39″N 86°39′39″E / 28.09417°N 86.66083°E / 28.09417; 86.66083
Naming
English translation	Turquoise Goddess
Language of name	Tibetan
Geography
Cho Oyu Location in Province No. 1, Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region, China Show map of Koshi Province Cho Oyu Cho Oyu (Nepal) Show map of Nepal Cho Oyu Cho Oyu (Tibet) Show map of Tibet
Location	Nepal (Province No. 1)–China (Tibet)
Parent range	Mahalangur Himal, Himalayas
Climbing
First ascent	October 19, 1954 by Herbert Tichy, Joseph Jöchler, Pasang Dawa Lama (First winter ascent 12 February 1985 Maciej Berbeka and Maciej Pawlikowski)
Easiest route	snow/ice/glacier climb

Cho Oyu (Nepali: चोयु; Tibetan: ཇོ་བོ་དབུ་ཡ; Chinese: 卓奥友峰) is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres (26,864 ft) above sea level. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan.^[2] 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 Tibet–Nepal Koshi Pradesh border.

Just a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu is Nangpa La (5,716m/18,753 ft), a glaciated pass that serves as the main trading route between the Tibetans and the Khumbu's Sherpas. This pass separates the Khumbu and Rolwaling Himalayas. Due to its proximity to this pass and the generally moderate slopes of the standard northwest ridge route, Cho Oyu is considered the easiest 8,000 metre peak to climb.^[3] It is a popular objective for professionally guided parties.