By Nepalko on October 11, 2017

Cho Oyu  ( Nepali : चोयु; Tibetan : ཇོ་བོ་དབུ་ཡ) is the sixth highest mountain  in the world at 8,188 metres (26,864 ft) above sea level. Cho Oyu means " Turquoise  Goddess" in Tibetan . The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu  sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya  20 km west of Mount Everest . The mountain stands on the China - Nepal  border. Just a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu is Nangpa La  (5,716m/18,753 ft), a glaciated  pass that serves as the main tradi ...