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Mountain guide · Peak · 2026

Cho Oyu

A complete guide to the peak, from an adjudicated evidence sheet. Sourced or not recorded — never estimated.

Cho Oyu from orbit, Nepal–Tibet

This is a guide to the peak, not a trail record. Passes, lakes, forts, and base-camp walks stay on trail pages.

Quick Facts

Origin & Geology

Climbing History

First ascent recorded above. No further sourced milestones this pass.

Success & Statistics

Pros / Cons

Generic editorial notes. No peak-specific crowding, cost, or hazard claim is invented here.

For

  • A named summit is a distinct objective from any related walking approach.
  • Elevation, range, location, and first-ascent facts appear here only when the evidence sheet cites them.

Against

  • Altitude, weather, and terrain can turn a day. Hazards belong on the trail record where we hold them — not as invented peak-specific warnings here.
  • Permits, fees, and route grades stay Unverified on this page until an official source is cited. This is not a route plan.

Logistics

  • Best season

    Nepal DoT royalty seasons: spring, autumn, winter/summer (schedule effective 1 Sep 2025). Typical expedition windows are not separately certified here.

    tourismdepartment.gov.np · verified 2026-09-21

  • Routes and grades

    Unverified

  • Permit

    Nepal side: DoT royalty for foreign climbers, peaks over 8000 m except Everest and Manaslu — USD 3,000 spring, USD 1,500 autumn, USD 750 winter/summer per person (effective 1 Sep 2025). Confirm live. China/Tibet CTMA tariff not copied this pass.

    tourismdepartment.gov.np · verified 2026-09-21

  • Fitness

    Unverified

These are expedition-grade mountaineering objectives, not trekking peaks; no trail record is implied. Wikipedia's "trekking peak" marketing phrase is not copied as a grade.

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