Cho Oyu

French climber Alasdair Scot Mckenzie and six Nepali guides achieve first successful ascent from the south face on the Nepal side

This season’s only one Cho Oyu expedition team comprising of a French climber and 5 Nepali guides are set to attempt a summit from the Nepal side. The team are currently headed to Cho Oyu base camp located in Thame.

Gelje Sherpa scales Cho You from Tibet side becoming seventh Nepali climber to join the elite club of 14 peaks climbers while 17-year-old Nima Rinji Sherpa sets a record of the youngest to climb 10 mountains above 8,000.

Kristin Harila will climb Cho Oyu and Shishapangma twice – to complete the achievement of climbing the 14 highest peaks twice, a feat only Sanu Sherpa has achieved. She also wants to summit all 14 peaks above 8,000m in a record time without using bottled oxygen.

Nepal's attempt to open route to the summit of Cho Oyu (8,188m) gets cancelled second year in a row due to strong wind. The exploration team of Nepali mountaineers fixed the line upto 7,300m, while climbers had reached up to Camp III (7,100) before retreat.

Nepali mountaineers have reached camp III of Cho Oyu in an attempt to open route to the mountain from Nepal side. Two major avalanches in the Advance Base Camp and below Camp II delays the attempt

Norwegian climber Kristin Harila faces visa issue from China, who has climbed 12 peaks in 147 days, wants to complete her 14 peak mission in 161 days to smash the speed record set by legendary climber Nimsdai.

Kristin and her climbing mates will leave for Pakistan on June 9. Pakistan has five 8,000 peaks—K2 (8,611), Nagaparbat (8,126m), Gasherbrum I (8,080), Broad Peak (8,051) and Gasherbrum II (8,035).