Cho Oyu | 2001 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2001 via NW side, led by Ukyo Katayama. Summit reached on 8th October 2001. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3910
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY01311
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Ukyo Katayama
Sponsor	Ukyo Team Expedition to Cho Oyu
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	420
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	KTM->Tingri->Rongbuk BC
Basecamp Date	2001-09-17
Summit Date	2001-10-08
Summit Time	0930
Summit Days	21
Total Days	25
Termination Date	2001-10-12
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	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	5
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(17/09,5000m),ABC(19/09,5600m),C1(28/09,6400m),C2(06/10,7000m),C3(07/10,7400m),Smt(08/10)
Route Notes	Oct 08: left C3 at 04:00 hours (Nepal Time), reached summit 09:30 hours, spent about 20 minutes, returned to C3, left for C2 after half an hour where they arrived at 12:30 hours. The weather was foggy/windy/cold. There was one Japanese journalist together on summit. Katayama said he is planning for Shisapangma in the spring and Everest & Lhotse in 2002 autumn, if everything goes Ok.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457522
Year	2001
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	30761
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01311
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Ukyo
Last Name	Katayama
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Racing car driver
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)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-10-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	420
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 C3->smt->C3 & sleeping going up & down
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	2436190
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ukyo katayama
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	30762
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01311
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Eiichi
Last Name	Usami
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Cameraman
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)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-10-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	420
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 C3->smt->C3 & sleeping going up & down
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	2437383
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eiichi usami
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30763
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01311
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Kami Rita (Topke)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	31
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	2001-10-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	420
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	Brother of Lhakpa Rita
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438608
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami rita (topke) sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	30764
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01311
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu
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	2001-10-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	420
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	2438357
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phura chhiri (phurba chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	30765
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01311
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Pem Tenji (Pemba Tenzi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sotang, Solukhumbu
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	2001-10-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	420
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
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436308
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pem tenji (pemba tenzi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	30766
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01311
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Da Dendi (Da Tendi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu
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	2001-10-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	420
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
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442746
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da dendi (da tendi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	30767
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01311
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Kami
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu
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	2001-10-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	420
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	1st 8000er; born April 1964
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-1990
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami sherpa
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	41814
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY01311
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2001
Season	3
First Name	Noriyasu
Last Name	Kunori
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Assistant professor at Chuo University
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)	8188
Summit Date 1	2001-10-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	420
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 C3->smt->C3 & sleeping going up & down
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	2436966
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	noriyasu kunori
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ukyo Katayama	M	1963	Japan	Leader	Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan	Racing car driver	Details Other expeditions
Eiichi Usami	M	1966	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pem Tenji (Pemba Tenzi) Sherpa	M	1963	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sotang, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Dendi (Da Tendi) Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Sherpa	M	1964	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Noriyasu Kunori	M	1965	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Assistant professor at Chuo University	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.