Mt. Cho Oyu which stands astride the Nepal - Tibet border and to the west of Mt. Everest, has offered an excellent choice for all mountaineers alike wishing to climb their first 8,000 and over metre peak. It is technically straightforward climb with a minimal danger and accessibility easy, as such the logistic planning is much easier. Base camp can be planned fairly, making the living little bit more comfortable and tolerable.

Expedition begins in Kathmandu from where our visas for Tibet has to be processed. We then drive along the Friendship - Highway to Zhangmu at the Nepal-Tibet frontier. Our Chinese Liaison Officers and transport will be meeting us here. We travel by bus or jeep with all our equipment going by truck. Normally we would expect to spend two days in Nyalam for acclimatisation before driving over the Langnna La (Pass) to old village of Tingri. The Pass rises high above the Tibetan plains and Base Camp is reached in a couple of hours from Tingri.

Onward leaving, Tingri, our trucks pull off the metal road and bump up a grassy plain leading up to the Nangpa La (Pass). We have couple of options for the Base Camp but, will probably take it on the flat moraine along the foot of the Gyabrag glaciers. A good path leads on for about two days to the Advanced Base Camp. We will be staying here at the Base Camp throughout the expedition and plan not to descend until the expedition is finished. We will have large cook and mess tents and members will share 2 to a 3 man dome tent. A Land Cruiser jeep will be permanently on stand-by at the Base Camp for emergency evacuation. At approximately 5,700 metres there is the Advance Base Camp (ABC) that provides with stunning views of the surrounding snowy mountain peaks, the jewels of the Himalaya. And overlooking the Nangpa La (Pass), we see a major century old trading route between Nepal and Tibet.