Cho Oyu at 8201 meters, straddles the border of Nepal and Tibet. It is from her northwest-ridge in Tibet that the attempt will be made. I am planning to climb without supplemental oxygen. Cho Oyu is translated from Tibetan as "the Turquoise Goddess”.   Situated 28km west of Everest on the Tibetan Plateau, the true summit has been reached when, Makalu, Lhotse, Nuptse, Everest and the Khumbu Valley can all be seen.   My late mother helped raise money for the Cheltenham Cobalt Unit, so it seemed a natural choice of charity when I sought to use this climb as a fund-raising opportunity.  

Cobalt are a medical charity who help people affected by cancer, dementia and other conditions.  Each year they provide diagnostic imaging for over 65,000 patients at Cobalt Imaging Centre in Cheltenham, our ITM Imaging Centre in Birmingham and with a fleet of six mobile MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanners that travel throughout the UK. As well as cancer, their equipment is able to assist in the detection of illnesses such as dementia including Alzheimer’s. They offer free training and education courses on a local, national and international basis for doctors and healthcare professionals, ensuring our experience and research work is widely shared.