December 13, 2022: Adriana Brownlee ,Kristin Harila and Gelje Sherpa along with their climbing team reached Cho Oyu base came yesterday.Brownlee and Harila are the only foreigners. The team includes five other sherpa climbers Dawa Sherpa, Tenging Gyaljen Sherpa, Migmar Dhondup Sherpa, Ngima Tashi Sherpa, and Nima Rita Sherpa.
This is not a first time Gelje sherpa’s team attempting last two attempts has been uncessful.Traditionally, climbers approach Cho Oyu from Tibet, but China has closed its mountains to foreigners since COVID so they are attempting from Nepal side.
The team will move up from Base Camp as soon as conditions allow.
