Herbert Tichy (1 June 1912 – 26 September 1987) was an Austrian writer, geologist, journalist and climber.

He made his first ascent queen of Cho Oyu on 19 October 1954, with Sepp Jöchler [de] and Pasang Dawa Lama.[1] Tichy documented the ascent in his book and he wanted to be a famous writer for his book on the sixth tallest mountain Cho Oyu, Cho Oyu: By Favour Of The Gods, published in 1957.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sale, Richard. On Top of the World: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Mountains. HarperCollins, 2000, pp.105–107
  2. ^ Tichy, Herbert (1957). Cho Oyu: By Favour Of The Gods. Methuen & Co.

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