First 2007 Fall Season Himalayan Summit: Mountain Madness on Cho Oyu

Mountain Madness has been given credit for the first successful summit of the 2007 Fall Himalayan climbing season.  The Mountain Madness team successfully reached the summit of Cho Oyu on September 23 at 11:00 am.

From Mountain Madness

“We reached the plateau at 7:30 a.m but the snow was so deep that it took Thumba, Gonga and myself another 3-1/2 hours to break trail in knee to waist deep snow on the plateau.”

“The conditions were not too bad on summit day, but the weather has deteriorated dramatically and last night we stayed at Camp 1 where both of our tents received damage from the strong winds that blasted the camp all night. We are all safe now at ABC and all that is left is for our sherpas to go to Camp 1 and clear our remaining gear.

The Mountain Madness summit team became the first team to successfully reach a Himalayan summit this fall.  Many other teams and individuals are currently in the Himalayas preparing for their own summit attempts on a vast array of peaks in the region including Shisha Pangma, Mt. Everest, Makalu and a host of others.  I will be updating as I get more information.