Slovak extreme mountaineer Jozef Kopold climbed Cho Oyu (8201 m) on March 31, 2007. Kopold has been  recently awarded by "Honourable mention" by American Climbing magazine in its Golden Piton awards celebration.

The Cho Oyu is Kopold´s first 8000 metres high mountain.

He got the Climbing award for the first ascent Drastissima of Uli Biaho, Karakoram.

Source (in Slovak): www.james.sk

For more about Kopold extreme ascents search here on Czechclimbing.com .


Cho Oyu (8201 m) (Ilustrative photo from Lezec.cz - by: Čahy)