Bhrikuti | 1999 W Face (same as Japanese and Austrian)

A Japan expedition to Bhrikuti in 1999 via W Face (same as Japanese and Austrian), led by Kiyoshi Ishii. Summit reached on 3rd August 1999. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3283
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID BHRI99201
Peak ID BHRI
Year 1999
Season 2
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face (same as Japanese and Austrian)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kiyoshi Ishii
Sponsor Club Yeti Bhrikuti Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 9th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1999-07-27
Summit Date 1999-08-03
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 9
Termination Date 1999-08-05
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6476
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 5
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(27/07,5000m),C1(01/08,5600m),C2(02/08,5800m),Smt(03/08)
Route Notes BC at Damodar Kund. Fixed rope from C1 up because 50-degree steepness. Easy route (did not visit Manang as planned). Ishii claims that Japanese in 1982 and all other expeditions climbed his team's West Face.
Accidents -
Achievement 1st summer ascent
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2456633
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face (same as japanese and austrian)

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Setsuko Akiyama F 1970 Japan Climber Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan Office worker Details Other expeditions
Kiyoshi Ishii M 1948 Japan Leader Hatano, Kanagawa, Japan Manager of mountain lodge Details Other expeditions
Kenta Usui M 1977 Japan Climber Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan University student Details Other expeditions
Takeo Watanabe M 1941 Japan Climber Kiyokawa, Kanagawa, Japan Mountain lodge manager Details Other expeditions
Masami Yazaki M 1953 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Railway office worker Details Other expeditions
Dhanjit (Kancha) Tamang M 1954 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Durge Bahadur Tamang M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
BHRI99201 HIGH - - - 207:58 (Feb 2000) -