Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Masakazu Okuda. Summit reached on 1st May 2005. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4874
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY05134
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW side
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Masakazu Okuda
Sponsor 2005 Japanese Spring Cho Oyu Expedition
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 -
Basecamp Date 2005-04-11
Summit Date 2005-05-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 20
Total Days 24
Termination Date 2005-05-05
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7950m due to exceeding turn around time
High Point (m) 7950
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
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 Climbed Everest (EVER-051-03)
Campsites BC(11/04),ABC(15/04,5700m),C1(18/04,6400m),C2(29/04,7000m),C3(30/04,7400m),xxx(01/05,7950m)
Route Notes 1 May summit attack by 4 members and 4 Sherpas. Left C3 at 4:00 am NST. All 8 reached 7950m at 1:00 pm. Now too late to reach top and returned to C3, where reached 5:30 pm. 2 May to C1 and 3rd May ABC and climb finished. Takeshita totally blind since aged 15 years because of illness; he was led by Okuda holding one end of a pole and Takeshita the other end from ABC to high point to ABC. Takeshita and Yasuoka used oxygen from C1 to high point to and in C3; other 2 Japanese and 4 Sherpas none at all. Why does Takeshita climb? he had difficulty to explain thought for several minutes, said "I climb for myself... it gives me satisfaction" to be climbing. Has climbed for 10 years in Japan, scaled Island Peak 3 years ago. Okuda - 2 June 2005 Takashita too tired for 2nd summit bid and no oxygen for another try. "Sherpas" Pasang Tamang, 4/12/68, Deusa, Everest X1 Dhyan Bahadur Rai, 21/11/63, Mahadevsthan-2, Bhojpur, no 8000ers Lhakpa Chhiring/Chhiri, 7/4/64, Lokhim, Everest X2 Phurba Chhiri, 4/12/68, Lokhim, Everest X2, Manaslu X1, Lhotse X2, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents -
Achievement 1st blind climber on Cho Oyu
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458917
Year 2005
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yoshinobu Kato M 1976 Japan Climber Minami Alps, Yamanashi, Japan Alpine gear shop salesman Details Other expeditions
Masakazu Okuda M 1966 Japan Leader Kathmandu Alpine guide & trekking agency staff member Details Other expeditions
Yoshiki Takeshita M 1951 Japan Climber Kyoto, Japan Attorney Details Other expeditions
Shinzo Yasuoka M 1947 Japan Climber Osaka, Japan Sports goods factory manager Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tamang M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dhyan Bahadur Rai M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Mahadevsthan-2, Bhojpur - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Chhiring/Chhiri Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.