Bhairab Takura | 2002 S Face
A Japan expedition to Bhairab Takura in 2002 via S Face, led by Sadamusa Kitagawa. Summit reached on 3rd October 2002. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4144 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BTAK02301 |
| Peak ID | BTAK |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Sadamusa Kitagawa |
| Sponsor | Japan Alpine Photograph Club Joint Expedition to Bhairab Takura |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Dunche->Langshisa Kharka->Langshisa Glacier |
| Basecamp Date | 2002-10-02 |
| Summit Date | 2002-10-03 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 1 |
| Total Days | 3 |
| Termination Date | 2002-10-05 |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5500m due to difficulty of route |
| High Point (m) | 5500 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(02/10,5150m),C1(03/10,5500m),xxx(03/10,5500m) |
| Route Notes | BC at 5150m at foot of S Face C1 at 5500m on plateau on S Face High point at C1. Team, called Japan Alpine Photograph Club Joint Expedition, left KTM 25 Sept for the mountain. After his arrival at C1, leader decided route above it too difficult so descended to BC 4 Oct. Early in morning of 5th he cancelled expedition and they left BC same day. Team was one member and 3 Sherpas. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Sherpa Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457793 |
| Year | 2002 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s face |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadamusa (Sadamo) Kitagawa | M | 1951 | Japan | Leader | Yasu-ku, Shiga, Japan | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhiring Dorchi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTAK02301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 252:60 (Nov 2003) | - |