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    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...
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    although several others tried to help him. Sharp had previously summited Cho Oyu and was noted as being a talented rock climber who seemed to acclimatise...
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    twice, which he did from 2006 to 2022. Issues with false summits (e.g. Cho Oyu, Annapurna I and Dhaulagiri), or separated dual summits (e.g. Shishapangma...
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    His 30 April 1990 ascent of Cho Oyu, which he completed alone in low visibility, is disputed by one observer. Cho Oyu has a broadly flat summit plateau...
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    mountain, coming out to a summit attempt fatality rate of around 7.4%. Cho Oyu is the world's sixth-highest mountain at 8,188 meters (26,864 ft) above...
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    without supplemental oxygen. In 2014, Pérez completed a solo ascent of Cho Oyu without supplemental oxygen. In 2015, Pérez reached the summit of Broad...
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  • Nangpa La between Rolwaling Himal and Cho Oyu, to the Arun River. It includes Mount Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Cho Oyu — four of Earth's six highest peaks...
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    with four of the world's six highest mountains, including the highest: Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu. The Khumbu region, popular for trekking,...
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    expedition to the mountain in 1951 as well as an unsuccessful attempt to climb Cho Oyu in 1952. As part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition he reached...
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  • skiing and holds the record for the highest ski descent which he made down Cho Oyu mountain. Stammberger disappeared while scouting an expedition of Tirich...
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