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Cho Oyu Photo Gallery - Chinese Base Camp and Intermediate Camp

I drove from Tingri to Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp in 2010.

01 Cho Oyu From Road To Chinese Base Camp A very good gravel road leads from Tingri (4345m) to the Cho Oyu Base Camp (4908m) with Cho Oyu getting closer and closer.

01 Cho Oyu From Road To Chinese Base Camp

02 Jobo Rabzang From South Of Tingri Jobo Rabzang (6666m) has impressive rock and ice towers just northwest of Nangpa La near the border of Nepal and Tibet.

02 Jobo Rabzang From South Of Tingri

03 Cho Oyu Late Afternoon From Chinese Base Camp Cho Oyu (8201m) is very impressive from Cho Oyu Chinese Base Camp (4908m) in the late afternoon light.

03 Cho Oyu Late Afternoon From Chinese Base Camp

04 Nangpai Gosum I, Pasang Lhamu Chuli, Cho Aui From Cho Oyu Chinese Base Camp Nangpai Gosum I (7351m, also called Cho Aui or Pasang Lhamu Chuli, lies on the ridge to the east of Cho Oyu. Nangpai Gisum I was first climbed by a Japanese expedition starting from Tibet via the northwest ridge with Katsushi Emura, Yukitoshi Endo, Katsuo Matsuki and Yoshihiro Shikoda reaching the summit on October 12, 1986, followed by six more expedition members two days later.

04 Nangpai Gosum I, Pasang Lhamu Chuli, Cho Aui From Cho Oyu Chinese Base Camp

05 Inside Tibetan Kitchen Tent At Cho Oyu Chinese Base Camp I took a break from the cold wind at Cho Oyu Chinese Base Camp and ducked into one of the Tibetan Nomad kitchen tents and had a coke and enjoyed the ambiance.

05 Inside Tibetan Kitchen Tent At Cho Oyu Chinese Base Camp

05 Jobo Rabzang From From Cho Oyu Chinese Base Camp I braved the cold wind again as the sun started going down and had an excellent view of Jobo Rabzang (6666m).

05 Jobo Rabzang From From Cho Oyu Chinese Base Camp

07 Cho Oyu Late Afternoon From Chinese Base Camp The light on Cho Oyu is starting to change from white to golden yellow just before the start of sunset from Chinese Base Camp.

07 Cho Oyu Late Afternoon From Chinese Base Camp

08 Cho Oyu Begin Of Sunset From Chinese Base Camp The golden yellow light of sunset starts to shine on Cho Oyu from Chinese Base Camp.

08 Cho Oyu Begin Of Sunset From Chinese Base Camp

09 Cho Oyu At Sunset From Chinese Base Camp Cho Oyu (8201m) is particularly beautiful at sunset seen from Chinese Base Camp (4908m).

09 Cho Oyu At Sunset From Chinese Base Camp

10 Sun Sets On Cho Oyu From Chinese Base Camp The light on Cho Oyu moves from the golden yellow of sunset towards white as the sun continues to set from Chinese Base Camp.

10 Sun Sets On Cho Oyu From Chinese Base Camp

11 Cho Oyu Sunrise From Chinese Base Camp Cho Oyu (8201m) is not much of a sunrise mountain seen from Chinese Base Camp.

11 Cho Oyu Sunrise From Chinese Base Camp

12 Jobo Rabzang Early Morning From Chinese Base Camp The early morning light does shine nicely on Jobo Rabzang (6666m) from Chinese Base Camp.

12 Jobo Rabzang Early Morning From Chinese Base Camp

13 Cho Oyu Early Morning Just Before Intermediate Camp We jump into the Landcruiser and continue our drive from Chinese Base Camp (4908m) on a good gravel road with Cho Oyu (8201m) getting closer and closer.

13 Cho Oyu Early Morning Just Before Intermediate Camp

14 Cho Oyu Close Up Early Morning Just Before Intermediate Camp Here is a close up of Cho Oyu (8201m) seen from just before Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp.

14 Cho Oyu Close Up Early Morning Just Before Intermediate Camp

15 Glacial Lake On Gyabrag Glacier Just Before Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp As we drive from Chinese Base Camp (4908m) near Intermediate Camp, the road is directly above a large glacial lake. The two mountains in the distance are Labuche Kang and Lobuche Kang III E.

15 Glacial Lake On Gyabrag Glacier Just Before Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp

16 Lobuche Kang and Lobuche Kang III E Early Morning Just Before Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp The Labuche Kang massif can be partly seen to the northwest from the road near Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp. On the left is Labuche Kang (7367m, also called Lobuche Kang I or Choksiam) and on the right is Lobuche Kang III East (7250m).

16 Lobuche Kang and Lobuche Kang III E Early Morning Just Before Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp

17 Siguang Ri From Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp Early Morning I enjoyed the mountain panorama after completing the drive from Chinese Base Camp (4908m) to Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp (5434m). Siguang Ri (7309m) is in the centre of the photo with its long ridge coming down to the right, seen from Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp. Siguang Ri was first climbed on April 21, 1989 by a Japanese expedition with Takashi Okuda and Takashi Miki reaching the summit. The next day Hideo Takebe, Nobuo Yagi, Hideo Oka, and Tatsuya Ogata also reached the summit.

17 Siguang Ri From Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp Early Morning

18 Palung Ri Close Up From Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp Early Morning Palung Ri (7012m) sits directly in front of Cho Oyu. Palung Ri was probably climbed for the first time on May 13, 1952 by Edmund Hillary and George Lowe on Eric Shipton's Cho Oyu Expedition.

18 Palung Ri Close Up From Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp Early Morning

19 Cho Oyu And Palung Ri Close Up From Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp Early Morning The wind blows plumes off Cho Oyu (8201m) from Intermediate Camp (5434m) in the morning light.

19 Cho Oyu And Palung Ri Close Up From Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp Early Morning

20 Jerome Ryan At Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp Early Morning With Cho Oyu And Nangpa La Behind Jerome Ryan poses in front of Cho Oyu (8201m) from Intermediate Camp (5434m). The Nangpa La is on the right.

20 Jerome Ryan At Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp Early Morning With Cho Oyu And Nangpa La Behind

21 Nangpa La, Jobo Rinjang, Lunag IV and Unnamed Mountains From Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp The view to the south from Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp (5434m) includes the Nangpa La pass between Tibet and Nepal on the left with Jobo Rinjang to the right of the pass and Lunag IV the pointed peak in the middle followed by other 6000m peaks.

21 Nangpa La, Jobo Rinjang, Lunag IV and Unnamed Mountains From Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp

22 Jobo Rabzang Early Morning Just Before Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp Jobo Rabzang (6666m) is spectacular from Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp (5434m).

22 Jobo Rabzang Early Morning Just Before Cho Oyu Intermediate Camp


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