Cholatse

Cholatse
Cholatse (right) and Taboche (left)
Elevation	6,440 m (21,129 ft) [1]
Location
Cholatse Khumbu, Nepal
Range	Khumbu Himal
Coordinates	27°55′05″N 86°46′00″E / 27.91806°N 86.7666667°E / 27.91806; 86.7666667Coordinates: 27°55′05″N 86°46′00″E / 27.91806°N 86.7666667°E / 27.91806; 86.7666667
Climbing
First ascent	1982 by Vern Clevenger, Galen Rowell, John Roskelley and Bill O'Conner
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice climb

Cholatse (also known as Jobo Lhaptshan) is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. Cholatse is connected to Taboche (6,501m) by a long ridge. The Chola glacier descends off the east face. The north and east faces of Cholatse can be seen from Dughla, on the trail to Mount Everest base camp.

Cholatse was first climbed via the southwest ridge on April 22, 1982 by Vern Clevenger, Galen Rowell, John Roskelley and Bill O'Connor. The north face was successfully scaled in 1984.

Notable ascents

• 2005 North Face - first solo ascent by Ueli Steck, April 15, 2005.^[2]
• 2005 Southwest Ridge - summit attained by Kevin Thaw, Conrad Anker, Kris Erickson, John Griber and Abby Watkins on May 12, 2005.^[3]

References

1. ^ Cholatse on Peakware
2. ^ MacDonald, Dougald (13 July 2005). "Solo on Cholatse and Tawoche". Climbing.com Hot Flashes. Climbing magazine. http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/uelisteckcumul/. Retrieved 01 Sept 2009. 
3. ^ "The Himalayan Cataract Project team Summits Cholatse!". MountEverest.net. ExplorersWeb. 12 May 2005. http://www.mounteverest.net/story/TheHimalayanCataractProjectteamSummitsCholatseMay122005.shtml. Retrieved 01 Sept 2009.