Ascent of Cho Oyu (8201 m).Tibet, 2010

 

Kathmandu - Zhangmu - Nylam - Tingri – Base Camp (BC) – Advanced Base Camp (ABC) - Summit

 

Expedition leader from «Club 8000» -  Alexander Abramov (Everest summiter)

For safety you will be supplied with oxygen equipment: an individual oxygen cylinder and a breathing set (mask+reducer), which you will use on the summit day. On this day your group will be guided by experienced guides and Sherpas.

Weather in high mountains is extremely changeable, but we will check regularly forecasts for the area in Internet and adjust our planning accordingly Our expedition starts in Kathmandu, where we meet in the “Vaishali”**** Hotel on September 4. Members arriving by different flights are met at the airport and brought to the hotel.

In two days, on September 6, we leave for Tibet and drive from Katmandu to Zhangmu (2350m), then to Nylam (3750m) and to Tingri (4200m). We have a day of rest and acclimatization first in Nylam, then in Tingri. From the latter we drive to Cho Oyu Base Camp (5100m). After one or two rest days in BC we start with yaks for ABC (5700m).

Normally the true base camp on Cho Oyu is ABC. Climbers come to the nominal BC, spend some days there and move to ABC. Three high camps are established above the latter.

In BC and ABC three meals a day are served. These are cooked by Nepalese cooks and Tibetan kitchen boys on gas stoves in special kitchen tents. Also members can get in both camps any amount of hot water for washing or boiled water for drinking. We eat in spacious mess tents equipped with tables and chairs.

Food for the high camps is freeze-dried light-weight one and the cooking service is self-service (with the help of the guides of course). Water is melted snow.

We return to Kathmandu between the 10th and 12th of October and stay at the “Vaishali”**** Hotel. From here we go to the airport and fly home.

 

 

Experienced expedition leader (Everest Summiter) from  «Club 8000»

Experienced expedition guide

High-altitude porters (Sherpas) - 1 for 3-4 members

Climbing permit for Cho-Oyu

Liaison officer

Nepalese cook

Tibetan kitchen boy

Breathing set (ask + reducer) – one item per climber (for expedition only)

Oxygen cylinders "POISK" – two per climber (for expedition only)

Tibetan visa fee

Group transfers airport/hotel

Transportation: Kathmandu – Cho-Oyu BC – Kathmandu (minivan and truck)

One yak per member for moving between BC and ABC (luggage allowance is 40kg per member)

Hotel in Kathmandu (“Vaishali” **** B&B, 3 nights before and 2 nights after the climb)

Accommodation in Tibet with meals

Meals in BC, IBC, ABC and freeze-dried food-stuffs for the climb)

Tents in BC, ABC and high camps

Supporting staff in BC and ABC

Mess tents in BC, IBC and ABC, tables and chairs

In accordance with the China Tibet Mountaineering Associations’s rules: fees, equipments allowance and insurance for kitchen staff

Tableware in BC, IBC, ABC and high camps

Generator in ABC

Electric equipment in BC (wires, lamps, sockets)

Medical service

Gas: 5 cartridge (250gr each) per member

Gas stoves: one per tent in high camps

Tents for high camps

Sleeping bags for high camps

Ropes

Ice screws

Walkie-talkies – one per two members

Satellite phone (rental: 5USD per minute)

Team «Club 8000» jacket windblock

Team «Club 8000» T-shirts - 2

Team «Club 8000» baseball cap

 

 

Extra nights in Katmandu

Flights to/from Katmandu

Personal equipment for the ascent

Lunches and dinners in Katmandu

Extra yaks if required (100USD per yak)

Tips for supporting staff

Personal travel, medical and rescue insurance

Emergency rescue evacuation if required

Personal high-altitude Sherpa

Multi-entry Nepalese visa 

Departure tax at Kathmandu Airport

 

 

Climbing is a potentially dangerous pastime, high-altitude climbing is dangerous at all times. There can be no possible guarantee of your success and safety at the altitudes above BC and especially above 7000 and 8000m. So we strongly recommend you to hire a personal high altitude Sherpa guide-porter, especially if you do not have any experience in high-altitude climbing. This will increase immensely your safety and chances of summiting.

 

Tibetan visa: we get a group one
Climbing permit
4 passport photos - for visas

Transportation from Kathmandu to BC
Meeting and seeing-off in the airports
Necessary transfers in Katmandu
Bus and truck for the loads to Zhangmu and back to Katmandu
One jeep (or minivan) for 4 members and truck from Zhangmu to BC and back

Transportation of the loads above BC
Yaks carry loads from BC to ABC:
One yak (40kg) per member between BC and ABC
Yaks carry your personal equipment
High-altitude Sherpas help to carry all group equipment above ABC. They help to establish high camps and bring there tents, sleeping bags, foam pads, food, gas cartridges, stoves, kitchen utensils, snow shovels and ropes.

Vaishali Hotel**** B&B in Kathmandu
All hotels in Tibet: on 2-6 members to a room basis
In BC and ABC: one member to a tent
High camps: 3 members to a tent

In Kathmandu: breakfasts only
In Tibet: three meals a day in restaurants
In BC, IBC, ABC: three meals a day, cooked by Nepalese cooks and Tibetan kitchen-boys on gas stoves in special kitchen tents. Any amount of hot water for washing or boiled water for drinking is available. We eat in spacious mess tents equipped with tables and chairs.
Food-stuffs for high camps is freeze-dried ones, which you cook (with the help of guides and Sherpas) on gas stoves. Water is melted snow.

Experienced expedition leader (Everest summiter) from «Club 8000»
Experienced expedition guides
Chinese liaison officer
Nepalese cook
Tibetan kitchen boy
High-altitude Sherpas: one for 3-4 members
All our Sherpas have experience in climbing over 8000m.They help to bring all group gear to high camps and go with the team from the assault camp to the summit.

We provide a big expedition first aid kit with all the necessary medicines, but we strongly recommend to bring your own specific medicine you might need.
NOTE: EACH MEMBER MUST have a medical insurance for the whole expedition coveting "Climbing" (over 8000m)

As in all high mountains the weather in Cho-Oyu region is very changeable.
Every day we will get forecasts from Internet and will choose the best period for acclimatization and ascent

If you have not enough experience and you want to increase the chances for the summit and safe descent you need help of personal Sherpa or even personal guide, who will work with you during all expedition from BC to summit:

The price for personal high-altitude Sherpa for carrying your personal stuff from BC to high-altitude camps, accompany you from BC to high-altitude camps during acclimatization period, accompany you all the way from BC to the summit is $5500 (include oxygen equipment,personal equipment,all the bonuses and salary for the expedition)

Personal western guide (Everest summiter) - $30 000(include oxygen equipment,personal equipment, salary for the expedition, aircraft ticket)