Deadly mountain a point of no return Aug 10, 2008
Five of these climbs were first Australian ascents, four were solo ascents and he has twice reached the summit of Mount Everest, Shishapangma Central and Cho Oyu. He will be joining the largest gathering of Australians who have ascended to the summit of Mount Everest at an Australian Himalayan Foundation dinner at the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel on August 29, honouring the work of Sir Edmund Hillary and raising money for the foundation's projects. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Tibetan refugees brave perilous journey to freedom Mar 18, 2008
Foreign mountaineers at the base camp of Mount Cho Oyu the sixth highest mountain in the world, at 26,906 feet adjacent to the pass, captured the scene on video as the guards hoisted their rifles and aimed at the unarmed group of Tibetans walking single file toward the pass. "They are shooting them like dogs!" Romanian mountaineer Sergiu Matei is heard saying on the videotape, taken the morning of Sept. 30, 2006. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ascent into history Jan 16, 2008
Gregory met Hillary for the first time in 1952, the year before the assault on Everest, when they were members of an expedition climbing Cho Oyu mountain in Nepal. Their experience in Nepal led to them being chosen for the Everest challenge. (The Australian)
Sir Edmund Hillary Jan 13, 2008
His performance in 1951 earned him a place on the 1952 British expedition to the unclimbed 8,201m Cho Oyu - envisaged as training for an Everest expedition ... The failure on Cho Oyu brought about the disgraceful and Machiavellian removal of Shipton from the leadership of the May 1953 expedition. (Khaleej Times)
Obituary: Sir Edmund Hillary Jan 11, 2008
His performance in 1951 earned him a place on the 1952 British expedition to the unclimbed 8,000-metre Cho Oyu ... One effect of the Cho Oyu trip was that the five Britons who went highest on Everest in 1953 had all acclimatised on this trip. (Guardian Unlimited)
Skier recalls ride in a 'tidal wave' slide Jan 6, 2008
They have also skied 26,000 feet of Cho Oyu in Nepal, the sixth highest mountain in the world. On Silvertip, they were equipped with emergency locator beacons, probes and shovels, and were careful to descend separately to lessen the risk of triggering a slide. (Anchorage Daily News)
Disease doesn't defeat man's determination to climb Sep 24, 2007
Besides the great Everest in 2000, he reached the top of Mt. Cho Oyu in 1999, the sixth highest peak in the world at nearly 27,000 feet high. Hebson almost lost his life there in a fall. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Safin seeks to reach Himalayan heights Sep 13, 2007
Safin is part of an eight-member Russian expedition which is due to leave Nepal on Friday to climb Cho Oyu, the 8,201-metre (26,906 ft) mountain on the Nepal-Tibet border, a Nepalese hiking official told Reuters. "This is an interesting climb but he has (had) very good physical exercise," Ang Tshering Sherpa, chief of the Nepal Mountaineering Association said on Thursday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The height of avarice Jun 27, 2007
The Tibetan cause has become tightly tied to Western mountaineers in the last year, after scores of climbers on another Tibetan peak, Cho Oyu, reported seeing Chinese soldiers firing on Tibetan refugees trying to cross into Nepal, killing a Tibetan nun. But, like most roads into the mountains, this path seems less about taking a torch or a flag into the wilderness than about bringing money back from it. (International Herald Tribune)
71-year-old becomes oldest to scale Everest May 29, 2007
He was inspired to attempt Everest last year after he managed to scale the nearby Mount Cho Oyu. "It was my dream to climb Cho Oyu a peak which was higher than 26,240 feet when I reached the age 70," he said ... From the summit of Cho Oyu, he got a glimpse of Everest. (USA Today -- News)
Quest for the peak May 22, 2007
Two years later, he scaled the peak of Mount Cho Oyu in Tibet ... Cho Oyu was also a testing ground for his strengths and weaknesses. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Tackling the Himalayas by bike May 22, 2007
900m higher in altitude the cloud curtains draw back to reveal the full array of Himalayan peaks; Everest looming in the centre, accompanied by Shishapangma (8012m), Cho Oyu (8210m) and Lhotse (8516m). Time to dismount and wipe away the tears of emotion that stick to your dust-covered face. (iAfrica.com)
Escape's adventure talks - Living the high life May 13, 2007
Then, in October, he became the first Briton to ski an 8,000m peak, Cho Oyu, the world's sixth-highest mountain, despite being alone and having taken up skiing only five years before. "It was all very stressful," he says. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
First women's climbing team train to conquer Everest peak Apr 22, 2007
And as part of their preparations, the team will first climb the sixth highest mountain in the world, Cho Oyu in Tibet in August ... Such preparation has given the team experience to tackle both Cho Oyu and Everest ... The ice wall helps the team simulate the climbing conditions they will find on Cho Oyu and Everest. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Wright Stuff celebrates the lives of climbers Fowler and Boskoff Mar 26, 2007
A fully certified rock guide, he has summitted two 8,000-meter peaks, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma. Fowler established new routes on Peru s Taulliraju (5,830 m) in the Cordillera Blanca. (Telluride Daily Planet, CO)
Around the Valley Mar 6, 2007
MONTROSE The Colorado Mountain Club will host a free program, "Climbing Cho Oyu," presented by climber Dan Blake, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8 at the city council chambers. All interested persons are invited to attend. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Capturing the mountaintop Feb 25, 2007
We (Tirtha, a guide, and I) had planned to go up the valley and climb a cone-shaped mountain from which to photograph Cho Oyu (the world's sixth-tallest mountain) at close range. I told Tirtha we would leave at 6 a.m. and he groaned with unenthusiasm. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
Trekking to Everest| Feb 15, 2007
The teahouse in Gokyo overlooked a vast, frozen lake and in the north we could see Cho Oyu in Tibet, at 8201 metres the world's sixth highest mountain. We spent a day relaxing and acclimatising. (iAfrica.com)
Rongbuk Monastery Feb 11, 2007
On a road trip to Shangri-La / In the shadow of Mount Everest in Tibet lies the tragic Buddhist monastery that might have inspired 'Lost Horizon. " On the other side, in Nepal, Everest hides coyly behind lesser mountains, and from many angles it's hard to tell that it's the highest. But here it stands supreme over everything and seems fully worthy of its Tibetan name, Chomolungma, "goddess mother of the world. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
The lure of the plateau| Jan 18, 2007
Here, the Tibetan tapestry unfolds to reveal the mighty Himalayan peaks, with Everest looming in the center, accompanied by Shishapangma (8012m), Cho Oyu (8210m) and Lhotse (8516m). Everest base camp lies only 20km away and as the dust settles on the road behind, you suddenly find yourself standing in the shadow of Everest, looming down on you from her lofty 8848m perch. (iAfrica.com)
