Cho Oyu

Trip Reports

The expedition is ideal for experienced mountaineers who wish to participate in a well-supported, professionally-led team. Team members from 12 of our 14 Cho Oyu expeditions have reached the summit. In the past five years 2005-2009 all of our expeditions to Cho Oyu (Manaslu in 2008) have been successful. Not only is this record unmatched by any other UK expedition operator, few operators worldwide have summited in both difficult weather years - 2007 and 2009.

In autumn/fall 2005 our team, led by John Eames, summited in perfect weather on 28 September. Our Spring 2006 team summited on 9 May. The post-monsoon season in 2007 was characterised by heavy snowfall and strong winds. Few teams summited and generally it was the better supported expeditions. Jagged Globe leader, Neal Short, summited with five team members and four Sherpas on 4 October. In the post-monsoon season of 2008, we diverted our Cho Oyu team to Manaslu due to the difficulties in obtaining permits for Cho Oyu. This team battled heavy snow and extended their trip to reach the summit in early October. On 24 September 2009, 10 team members, plus leaders, Andy Chapman and Chris Groves reached the top on our 14th and most successful expedition to the mountain. They descended in poor weather, which precluded later summits that season from some teams.

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'It has been a great experience. I know what skills I have to develop in order to accomplish one of my dreams which is to climb Everest.' SV

Team Member Reports

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Wyn Morgan, Cho Oyu 2004
"ON TOP OF THE WORLD (NEARLY) The low down on climbing the 6th highest mountain in the world by Wyn Morgan. At 7,400m, everything is difficult. What are simple tasks at sea level become major challenges at..."
report added 18th Apr 2005
Cho Oyu 2003
""Excellent leadership. Good logistics and my belief and will to fulfill the task enabled me to become the first non-Sherpa to reach the summit this year. Thanks to Jagged Globe". Tore..."
report added 24th Jun 2003
Geoff Robb, Cho Oyu 2003
"I must compliment Jagged Globe on the organisation of the Cho Oyu trip. We were also fortunate that Terry and Nima subsequently allowed flexibility in their plans which enabled Tore and I to take advantage of the good conditions. After 5..."
report added 16th Jun 2003

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Leader Reports

Cho Oyu 2009
"The September 2009 Jagged Globe Cho Oyo expedition was a highly successful trip with 12 of the 14 members reaching..."
report added 16th Nov 2009

Cho Oyu 2007
"After various flights the team of Janet & Keith, Mark, Anselm, James, Janet P and Ian met up in the tranquil..."
report added 23rd Oct 2007

Cho Oyu 2004
"The expedition was certainly blessed with some excellent and stable weather that allowed for more careful planning..."
report added 7th Oct 2004

Cho Oyu 2003
"A successful venture into Tibet with 9 climbers and one Jagged Globe leader. We were fortunate to brave the..."
report added 29th May 2003

Cho Oyu 2001
"It is good to be back home after what was a difficult trip. From the start the weather proved challenging. We..."
report added 22nd May 2001

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Camp 3 and the route upwards Photo: © Chris Groves 1 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Camp 3 and the route upwards	Morning hike 5300m and counting Photo: © Robert Anderson 2 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Morning hike 5300m and counting	Chris Groves on the summit of Cho Oyu Photo: © Chris Groves 3 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Chris Groves on the summit of Cho Oyu	Phil and Jeff on the summit Photo: © Chris Groves 4 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Phil and Jeff on the summit
Two Guides and a BC Manager relaxing in Nylam Photo: © Matt Parkes 5 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Two Guides and a BC Manager relaxing in Nylam	Overturned lorry Photo: © Matt Parkes 6 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Overturned lorry	Richard Parks and Robert Anderson on an acclimatisation hike above Xegar Photo: © Richard Parks 7 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Richard Parks and Robert Anderson on an...	Stunning views from acclimatisation walk above Xegar Photo: © Robert Anderson 8 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Stunning views from acclimatisation walk above Xegar
Traffic jam en route to the Chinese border Photo: © Matt Parkes 9 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Traffic jam en route to the Chinese border	Chinese Base Camp 6 September Photo: © Robert Anderson 10 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Chinese Base Camp 6 September	Chinese Base Camp betwen the cairns Photo: © Robert Anderson 11 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Chinese Base Camp betwen the cairns	Cho Oyu clear at dawn, buried in the lingering monsoon by 8am Photo: © Robert Anderson 12 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Cho Oyu clear at dawn, buried in the lingering...
Camp 2 at 7,100m 16 September 2009 Photo: © Chris Groves 13 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Camp 2 at 7,100m 16 September 2009	17 September - Raymond abseiling over the ice cliff on descent from C2 Photo: © Chris Groves 14 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition 17 September - Raymond abseiling over the ice cliff...	View from ABC towards the Nangpa La and Nepal Photo: © Chris Groves 15 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition View from ABC towards the Nangpa La and Nepal	2009 Camp 1 and the route towards the summit Photo: © Chris Groves 16 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition 2009 Camp 1 and the route towards the summit
Jagged Globe 2009 ABC (team member tents out of shot) Photo: © Chris Groves 17 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Jagged Globe 2009 ABC (team member tents out of shot)	Just beyond intermediate camp en route to ABC, 4 September Photo: © Chris Groves 18 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Just beyond intermediate camp en route to ABC, 4...	Cho Oyu from Chinese Base Camp Photo: © Phil Purdy 19 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Cho Oyu from Chinese Base Camp	2009 Cho Oyu team at the Summit Hotel Photo: © Chris Groves 20 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition 2009 Cho Oyu team at the Summit Hotel
Cho Oyu - the sixth highest mountain in the world Photo: © Laurie Morse 21 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Cho Oyu - the sixth highest mountain in the world	The Potala Palace, Lhasa Photo: © Neal Short 22 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition The Potala Palace, Lhasa	Shegar Dzong (4,650m), our acclimatisation peak before reaching base camp Photo: © Neal Short 23 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Shegar Dzong (4,650m), our acclimatisation peak...	Chinese base camp (4,900m) Photo: © Neal Short 24 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Chinese base camp (4,900m)
Organising yak loads Photo: © Neal Short 25 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Organising yak loads	Final calculations for yak loads Photo: © Neal Short 26 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Final calculations for yak loads	Interim camp (5,350m) and Cho Oyu Photo: © Neal Short 27 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Interim camp (5,350m) and Cho Oyu	Jagged Globe ABC Photo: © Neal Short 28 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Jagged Globe ABC
Inside the ABC mess tent on Cho Oyu Photo: © Neal Short 29 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Inside the ABC mess tent on Cho Oyu	View of Cho Oyu from tent in ABC Photo: © Wyn Morgan 30 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition View of Cho Oyu from tent in ABC	Cairngorm like conditions in Cho Oyu ABC 25 September 2007 Photo: © Neal Short 31 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Cairngorm like conditions in Cho Oyu ABC 25...	The route with camps marked Photo: © Neal Short 32 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition The route with camps marked
The scree slope en route to camp 1 Photo: © Neal Short 33 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition The scree slope en route to camp 1	Camp 1 on Cho Oyu Photo: © Adele Pennington 34 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Camp 1 on Cho Oyu	L-R Anselm, Ian, Janet P, Janet R, Keith and James at C1 on Cho Oyu Photo: © Neal Short 35 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition L-R Anselm, Ian, Janet P, Janet R, Keith and James...	Climbers negotiating the serac barrier Photo: © Jack Jakobczyk 36 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Climbers negotiating the serac barrier
Just below the serac barrier en route to camp 2 Photo: © John Eames 37 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Just below the serac barrier en route to camp 2	En route to camp 2 Photo: © Adele Pennington 38 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition En route to camp 2	Pasang Sherpa on the traverse across the 6,700m serac Photo: © Neal Short 39 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Pasang Sherpa on the traverse across the 6,700m serac	Slope up to the second serac at 6,950m Photo: © Neal Short 40 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Slope up to the second serac at 6,950m
Camp 2 on Cho Oyu Photo: © Adele Pennington 41 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Camp 2 on Cho Oyu	Rush hour on the trail to camp 3 Photo: © Jack Jakobczyk 42 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Rush hour on the trail to camp 3	Camp 3 on Cho Oyu Photo: © Adele Pennington 43 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Camp 3 on Cho Oyu	Camp 3 and the route through the Yellow Band Photo: © Neal Short 44 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Camp 3 and the route through the Yellow Band
Camp 3 to the summit labelled Photo: © Neal Short 45 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Camp 3 to the summit labelled	Neal Short wearing clear lenses for night time climbing on Cho Oyu Photo: © Neal Short 46 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Neal Short wearing clear lenses for night time...	High on Cho Oyu Photo: © Adele Pennington 47 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition High on Cho Oyu	On the upper summit slopes Photo: © Neal Short 48 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition On the upper summit slopes
Dawn on summit morning Photo: © Neal Short 49 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Dawn on summit morning	Arriving at the summit plateau of Cho Oyu (overview) Photo: © Neal Short 50 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Arriving at the summit plateau of Cho Oyu (overview)	Summit of Cho Oyu, 4 October 2007 Photo: © Neal Short 51 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Summit of Cho Oyu, 4 October 2007	Summit of Cho Oyu, the world's 6th highest mountain (www2) Photo: © Neal Short 52 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Summit of Cho Oyu, the world's 6th highest mountain...
The spectacular view of Everest from the summit of Cho Oyu Photo: © Neal Short 53 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition The spectacular view of Everest from the summit of...	Descending from the summit, camps 1 and 2 can be seen below Photo: © John Eames 54 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Descending from the summit, camps 1 and 2 can be...	Abseiling down the top serac (6,950m) on the descent Photo: © Neal Short 55 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Abseiling down the top serac (6,950m) on the descent	Abseiling down the Yellow Band above camp 3 Photo: © Neal Short 56 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Abseiling down the Yellow Band above camp 3
Looking down at camp 2 (7,000m) on Cho Oyu Photo: © John Eames 57 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Looking down at camp 2 (7,000m) on Cho Oyu	Descending above camp 1 on Cho Oyu Photo: © Neal Short 58 of 58 Read about the Cho Oyu expedition Descending above camp 1 on Cho Oyu