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Cho Oyu
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6.Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu is the sixth highest mountain in the world. Cho Oyu lies in the Himalayas and is 20 km west of Mount Everest, at the border between China and Nepal. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan.
The mountain was first climbed on October 19, 1954 via the north-west ridge by Herbert Tichy, Joseph J?chler and Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama of an Austrian expedition.
