Ama Dablam | 1994 SW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Ama Dablam in 1994 via SW Ridge, led by Yasuhiro Takiguchi. Summit reached on 14th January 1995. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1415
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	AMAD94401
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1994
Season	4
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Yasuhiro Takiguchi
Sponsor	Kathmandu Club of Japan 1994-95 Winter Ama Dablam Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	159
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1995-01-01
Summit Date	1995-01-14
Summit Time	1030
Summit Days	13
Total Days	15
Termination Date	1995-01-16
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6814
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	200
Total Members	4
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(01/01,4600m),C1(07/01,5700m),C2(10/01,6000m),Biv1(12/01,6300m),Biv2(13/01,6712m),Smt(14/01)
Route Notes	12 Jan 2 members from C2 to only 6300m and biv there because no fixed ropes between red tower and yellow tower, all rock. Another biv on 13th at dark at 6712m. Started that morning 9 am without any sleep because had noted over sleeping bags so very cold; on top at 10:30 am on 14th and slept at 6300m where have left biv sheet and 2 sleeping bags and cooking equipment. 15th to C2 and 16th to Pangboche. Technically not difficult, but reached to acclimatize on summit push.
Accidents	Ikeda slight altitude sickness; Kimura and Takiguchi slightly frostbitten toes
Achievement	-
Agency	Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454606
Year	1994
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	904
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD94401
Member ID	02
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1994
Season	4
First Name	Hirokage
Last Name	Ikeda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, Japan
Occupation	Graduate student (mathematics)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2437531
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hirokage ikeda
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	905
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD94401
Member ID	03
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1994
Season	4
First Name	Mitsuru
Last Name	Kimura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan
Occupation	Farmer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1995-01-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	159
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436710
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mitsuru kimura
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	906
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD94401
Member ID	01
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1994
Season	4
First Name	Yasuhiro
Last Name	Takiguchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, Japan
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6814
Summit Date 1	1995-01-14
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	159
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433374
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yasuhiro takiguchi
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	907
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	AMAD94401
Member ID	04
Peak ID	AMAD
Year	1994
Season	4
First Name	Harumi
Last Name	Watanabe
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Member
Residence	Higashine, Yamagata, Japan
Occupation	Local public official
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2434313
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	harumi watanabe
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	36
Role	BC Only

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hirokage Ikeda	M	1967	Japan	Climber	Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, Japan	Graduate student (mathematics)	Details Other expeditions
Mitsuru Kimura	M	1965	Japan	Climber	Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan	Farmer	Details Other expeditions
Yasuhiro Takiguchi	M	1955	Japan	Leader	Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, Japan	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Harumi Watanabe	F	1958	Japan	Member	Higashine, Yamagata, Japan	Local public official	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2906
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD94401
Reference ID	01
Year	1994
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	-
Citation	69:242 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4840
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD94401
Reference ID	02
Year	1994
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	-
Citation	151:19 (Jun 1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6775
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD94401
Reference ID	03
Year	1994
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	:238 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6792
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD94401
Reference ID	04
Year	1994
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	Japanese
Citation	:61 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10997
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	AMAD94401
Reference ID	05
Year	1994
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199524202/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Winter-Ascent-1995
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
AMAD94401	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	69:242 (1995)	-
AMAD94401	HIGH	-	-	-	151:19 (Jun 1995)	-
AMAD94401	IWA	-	-	-	:238 (1995)	-
AMAD94401	IWA	-	-	-	:61 (1995)	-
AMAD94401	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199524202/Asia-Nepal-Ama-Dablam-Winter-Ascent-1995	-	-	-