Cho Oyu | 2002 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2002 via NW side, led by Kenji Kondo. Summit reached on 30th September 2002. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4170
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	NW side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Kenji Kondo
Sponsor	Adventure Guides Cho Oyu Expedition 2002
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lhasa->Xigatse->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2002-09-09
Summit Date	2002-09-30
Summit Time	1130
Summit Days	21
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	100
Total Members	13
Summit Members	9
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	8
Summit Hired	6
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(09/09,4900m),ABC(11/09,5700m),C1(16/09,6450m),C2(28/09,7100m),C3(30/09,7600m),Smt(30/09,01/10)
Route Notes	Snow face above yellow band. Sept 16: used slept in C1 by Kondo, Ota, K. Sato, Takahashi and Yanagida Sept 28: used slept in C2 by Kondo, Ota, K. Sato, Takahashi, Yanagida and three Sherpas. The expedition members were divided into two groups of five members and seven "O" group and "K" group. "Kondo" group: Led by Kondo started from C2 on 30th at 03:30 hours/NST, reached summit at about 11:30 hours, stayed about 30 minutes, returned to C2 at about 17:00 hours. Member Mrs Ota had dislocation of right shoulder joint above yellow band, which was fixed at C2 on return. It was the first ascent of the season. Weather was clear and the members had clear view of Everest and other mountains peak. About other 10 people had summited including Russell Brice's one member with Sherpa, after the Kondo team. Okura group: Oct 01 started at 02:00 hours. Members reached to summit between 06:00 to 08:00 hours. Miss Uchida (71) was last one to arrive to the top. Okura stayed about an hour on the summit. The day was clear, they had clear view of Everest and other mountain peaks. All members, except Uchida who stayed in C2, reached C1 at about 15:00 hours. Uchida (started 02:00, summit 08:00, 15:00 C2). Sherpas ascent was from C2. The expedition lost 3 tents at C1 as strong wind blew away the tents. Chinese/Japanese women joint expedition summited before the Okura team. Non-summiters: Hara went upto C1, had to go to Tingri for rest due to his blood sugar level (diabetic). Terata highest was C1, blood pressure level was low, exhausted. Both Hara and Terata went to Tingri on 27th. C. Sato: highest was C1, exhausted, remained at ABC. The expedition returned to KTM on 6th and leaving on 8th for Japan. Summiting Sherpas: 1. Tamtin Sherpa (1974/12/19), Beding, Dolakha. (Ngawang Tashi said that Tamtin had Everest summit with Indian Expedition celebrating 50th Anniversary of Everest summit). 2. Norbu Sherpa (1968/05/05), Beding, Dolakha. Cho Oyu 2001 - Mura expedition Japan of which a 70 years old top the summit. 3. Nawang Tashi (1966/01/10), Boudha, Tousal. Shishapagma summit three year before. 4. Pasang Kitar Sherpa (1979/02/25), Beding, Dolakha. Summit Cho Oyu 2002 Autumn with Ms Uchida. Everest - 1998, 1999, 2000 spring with Japanese, British & Japanese respectively. 5. Chuwang Nima Sherpa (1967/05/04), Thamo, Solukhumbu Everest: 1994 Spring/American, 1994 Aut Japanese, 1996 Spring Japanese. 1996 Summer International, 1998 Spring Japanese - possibly he might have Everest following years. Everst X9 6. Kilu Pemba Sherpa (1980/05/16), Beding, Dolakha Manaslu 2002 Spring - Norway.
Accidents	Dislocation of shoulder joint (right hand) of Ota while climbing
Achievement	Oldest woman (71 years old Uchida) to summit
Agency	Rolwaling Trek
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457880
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	32501
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Hiroshi
Last Name	Hanazaki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Mobara, Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Music shop owner
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	2002-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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-smt-C2 & for sleeping
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	2429027
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroshi hanazaki
Year of Birth	1943
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32502
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Toru
Last Name	Hara
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1930
Calculated Age	72
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Kindergarten owner
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)	6450
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2424252
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	toru hara
Year of Birth	1930
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	72
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32503
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Kenji
Last Name	Kondo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	40
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2002-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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-summit-C2 & for sleeping
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	2435838
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenji kondo
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	32504
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Yoshitomi
Last Name	Okura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Freelance journalist & alpine guide
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	2002-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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-smt-2 and for sleeping
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	2431689
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yoshitomi okura
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32505
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Shoko
Last Name	Ota
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan
Occupation	Physician
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	2002-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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-summit-C2 & for sleeping
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	(1941-2004) Died 20 May 2004 on Everest from fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428068
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shoko ota
Year of Birth	1941
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32506
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Chieko
Last Name	Sato
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Housewife
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)	6450
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2429831
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chieko sato
Year of Birth	1945
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32507
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Kunihiko
Last Name	Sato
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan
Occupation	Kindergarten owner
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	2002-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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-smt-C2 & for sleeping
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	2428827
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kunihiko sato
Year of Birth	1943
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32508
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Yasuko
Last Name	Shiraiwa
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	64
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Housewife
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	2002-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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-smt-C2 & for sleeping
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	2427069
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yasuko shiraiwa
Year of Birth	1938
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	64
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32509
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	09
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Tomoko
Last Name	Suzuki
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Occupation	Department store marketing and sales promotion officer
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	2438565
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tomoko suzuki
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	33
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	32510
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	10
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Kazuo
Last Name	Takahashi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Software company manager
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	2002-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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-smt-C2 & for sleeping
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	2433876
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazuo takahashi
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32511
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	11
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Shichiro
Last Name	Terata
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation	Shoe shop owner
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)	6450
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2429611
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shichiro terata
Year of Birth	1945
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32512
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	12
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Toshiko
Last Name	Uchida
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1931
Calculated Age	71
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Yokohama, Japan
Occupation	Pharmacist
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	2002-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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-smt-C2 & for sleeping
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	2424467
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	toshiko uchida
Year of Birth	1931
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	71
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32513
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	13
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Sumiyoshi
Last Name	Yanagida
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Komoro, Nagano, Japan
Occupation	City government official
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	2002-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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-summit-C2 & for sleeping
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	2431797
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sumiyoshi yanagida
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	32514
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	19
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Tamting
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	27
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	2002-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	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	4th ascent of Cho Oyu; brother of Dawa Tashi
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440382
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tamting sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32515
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	18
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Kidar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	23
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	2002-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	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	Son of Ang Phurba (I)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441902
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang kidar sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32516
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	17
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Norbu/Nurbu (Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	34
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	2002-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	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	6th ascent of Cho Oyu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437965
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	norbu/nurbu (nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32517
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	16
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Nawang Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lamabagar, 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	2002-09-30
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	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
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437115
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nawang tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32518
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	15
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Kili Pemba (Kilu Pemba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	22
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	2002-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	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	2442349
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kili pemba (kilu pemba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32519
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Member ID	14
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2002
Season	3
First Name	Chhuwang Nima
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tesho, 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	2002-10-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	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 Nima Nuru
Necrology	(1967-2010) Died 23 Oct 2010 on Baruntse from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437710
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhuwang nima sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

19 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hiroshi Hanazaki	M	1943	Japan	Climber	Mobara, Chiba, Japan	Music shop owner	Details Other expeditions
Toru Hara	M	1930	Japan	Climber	Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan	Kindergarten owner	Details Other expeditions
Kenji Kondo	M	1962	Japan	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Yoshitomi Okura	M	1951	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Freelance journalist & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Shoko Ota	F	1941	Japan	Climber	Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Chieko Sato	F	1945	Japan	Climber	Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Kunihiko Sato	M	1943	Japan	Climber	Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan	Kindergarten owner	Details Other expeditions
Yasuko Shiraiwa	F	1938	Japan	Climber	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Tomoko Suzuki	F	1969	Japan	BC Manager	Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan	Department store marketing and sales promotion officer	Details Other expeditions
Kazuo Takahashi	M	1957	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Software company manager	Details Other expeditions
Shichiro Terata	M	1945	Japan	Climber	Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan	Shoe shop owner	Details Other expeditions
Toshiko Uchida	F	1931	Japan	Climber	Yokohama, Japan	Pharmacist	Details Other expeditions
Sumiyoshi Yanagida	M	1951	Japan	Climber	Komoro, Nagano, Japan	City government official	Details Other expeditions
Tamting Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Kidar Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Norbu/Nurbu (Nuru) Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Nawang Tashi Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lamabagar, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Kili Pemba (Kilu Pemba) Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Chhuwang Nima Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tesho, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5904
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHOY02325
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2003
Language	-
Citation	252:60 (Nov 2003)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CHOY02325	HIGH	-	-	-	252:60 (Nov 2003)	-