International Mountain Guides 2005 Cho Oyu: Summit Picture

Gary Giss  age 35 Phoenix, Arizona, summit picture from Cho Oyu,  summitted on Sunday September 25, 2005 at about 9 a.m. (as a member of the IMG team). It is a great picture with a clear view of Everest and Lhotse. It was a wonderful climb and perfect summit day for pictures!

Earlier Update is below...

Camp II on Cho Oyu, Tibet Photo© Eric Simonson Collection

Update 9/25/2005: Ang Jangbu reports from ABC that the IMG team left Camp 3 about 1:30 am and was successful in reaching the summit of Cho Oyu this morning Sunday September 25 at approximately 9am Nepal time.  All members reached the top within about 10 minutes of each other.  The descent was accomplished smoothly and all members returned to Camp 2 by about 3 pm. The team was able to pull down Camp 3 today on their descent from the summit, and tomorrow the Sherpas will finish pulling down Camp 1 and 2.  By tomorrow evening all members will be back to ABC.  Yaks have been ordered for the 27th.  By all accounts everyone is doing fine.  We’ll look forward to getting their personal stories of the climb when they get back to ABC.  Congratulations to Justin, Rob, Garry, Jack, Rich, Phubu, Danuru, and Phunuru!

Eric Simonson, International Mountain Guides

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