First ascent of Cho Oyu

First ascent of Cho Oyu
Who
Josef Jöchler, Herbert Tichy, Pasang Dawa Lama
What
first
Where
Not Applicable (Cho Oyu, Great Himalaya Range,Nepal - China (Tibet) border)
When
Cho Oyu (8,188 m; 26,863 ft) was first climbed on 19 May 1954, when the summit was reached by Josef Jöchler and Herbert Tichy (all Austria) and Pasang Dawa Lama (India/Sherpa). Cho Oyu is one of the 8,000ers, the 14 mountains on Earth that rise to more than 8,000 m (26,247 ft) above sea level. They are all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges in Asia.