Mt. Chu Oyu (Qowowuyag Feng)
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Mt. Chu Oyu is the sixth highest peak in the world. The north side is located in Tingri County of Tibet Autonomous Region of China and the South side belongs to the Kingdom of Nepal.
In Tibetan language, Mt. Chu Oyu is called Qowowuyag, refering to "the chief of all the respected teachers". Towering in the middle section of the Himalayas, it appears tall and majestic. Around it stand groups of snowy peaks and rows of mountain ranges, clustering together. Mt. Everest is 25 kilometers away at the east. To the west side is Balong of 7013 meters, to the due north Siguang of 7308 meters, to the due east Gezhongkang of 7975 meters, and to the southwest the 7175-meter Menlongze.
Qowowuyag consists mainly of five ridges- the Northwest Ridge, the Northeast Ridge, the Southeast Ridge, the Southwest Ridge and the West Ridge, with the Jabula Glacier of over 10 kilometers long on the north side, the 14 - kilometer-long Lanba Glacier on the south side and Gecongba Glacier exceeding 20 kilometers in length. The major types of glaciers are valley glaciers.
Climate
The climate in Qowowuyag is rather similar to that of Qomolangma (Mt. Everest). The windy season begins from October every year and lasts to March of the next year, with the general wind velocity being 50 miles per second and the usual temperature of about -30C to -40C. From June to September is the mosoon season. Mountaineering activities are most available in the period from the of April to end of May or from September to October as the two season kind are switching, during this period there are several good weather cycles, each within a week.
Route
After 670-kilometers travel along the Sino-Nepal highway from Lhasa, you will arrive Tingri, a little town which is 40 kilometers from the base camp. The simply-built way to the base camp is pretty rough and will take you one and a half hours. The BC site is at the end of the Lanbala Glacier, 4960 meters ASL, open, well-sheltered from wind and with sufficient water supply.
October 19 1954, four person of an Austrian mountaineering team, H. Tichy, S. Joher, Pasang Dawa and Lama got to the summit for the first time. The route they choosed, the west range, is still the traditional route to climb this mountain.
Source: China Mountain Guide
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