Cho Oyu (चोयु, ཇོ་བོ་དབུ་ཡ) Cho Oyu, famously known as the Turquoise Goddess in Tibetan, is one of the most prominent peaks in the Himalayas. Situated about 20 km west of Mount Everest and straddling the border between Nepal and Tibet, it forms part of the Mahalangur Himal. The mountain stands as the sixth highest peak …
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Aug 19 2023
Mount Everest
Mount Everest (Sagarmatha, Chomolungma) “My mind is in a state of constant rebellion. I believe that will always be so.” -George Mallory, climber in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the 1920’s Mount Everest, standing proudly at an elevation of 8,848.86 meters above sea level, undeniably earns its title as the highest …