Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Jun Yasumura. Summit reached on 22nd September 2001. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3903
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY01304
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Jun Yasumura
Sponsor	Cho Expedition Mountain Gorilla
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	398
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2001-08-22
Summit Date	2001-09-22
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	31
Total Days	36
Termination Date	2001-09-27
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(22/08),ABC(28/08,5600m),C1(02/09,6200m),C2(20/09,6900m),C3(21/09,7600m),Smt(22/09)
Route Notes	22 Sept down to C1 after top in very good weather and no wind; saw Everest and Lhotse all around. On 21st 3rd member turned back at 7500m, a very tired and back to C1. 23rd to ABC. Sherpas: Tamtin Sherpa, 19 Dec 1974, Beding, Cho Oyu 13/4/99 Dawa Chhiri, aka Dawa Tshering, 19 Nov 1966, Thami, Everest X5
Accidents	-
Achievement	Oldest Japanese woman summiter
Agency	Rolwaling Trek
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457506
Year	2001
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	30709
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01304
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Eiko
Last Name	Hibi
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Nagoya, Japan
Occupation	College professor
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0750
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	398
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2
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	2428548
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eiko hibi
Year of Birth	1942
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30710
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01304
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Shinichi
Last Name	Mokudal
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	62
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Alpine cameraman
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7500
Summit Date 1	2001-09-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2427278
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shinichi mokudal
Year of Birth	1938
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30711
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01304
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Jun
Last Name	Yasumura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0750
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	398
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2
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	2430085
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jun yasumura
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	30712
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01304
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Tamting
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0750
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	398
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	2nd ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Dawa Tashi
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440402
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tamting sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	30713
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01304
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Tshering (Dawa Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0750
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	398
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	2437457
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tshering (dawa chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Eiko Hibi	F	1942	Japan	Climber	Nagoya, Japan	College professor	Details Other expeditions
Shinichi Mokudal	M	1938	Japan	Climber	Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan	Alpine cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Jun Yasumura	M	1946	Japan	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Tamting Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tshering (Dawa Chhiri) Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5678
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY01304
Reference ID	01
Year	2001
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2002
Language	-
Citation	239:70-71 (Oct 2002)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY01304	HIGH	-	-	-	239:70-71 (Oct 2002)	-