How Much Does It Cost to Climb Cho Oyu? 2026 Real Prices
In four weeks, expedition teams will start leaving Kathmandu for Cho Oyu, the 8,188-meter mountain that straddles the Nepal–Tibet border six kilometers west of Everest. Its Tibetan name means “Turquoise Goddess.” Among mountaineers it carries a different label: the most achievable of the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks. That reputation rests on real features. The standard northwest ridge route from Tibet…