Herbert Tichy

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Tichy's ice ax used on Cho Oyu (second from right)

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

Along with Template:Ill and Pasang Dawa Lama, Tichy made the first ascent of Cho Oyu on 19 October 1954.<ref>Sale, Richard. On Top of the World: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Mountains. HarperCollins, 2000, pp.105–107</ref> Tichy documented the climb in his book Cho Oyu, Cho Oyu: By Favour Of The Gods, published in 1957.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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