Cho Oyu | 2005 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2005 via NW side, led by Kenji Kondo. Summit reached on 28th September 2005. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5054
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CHOY05323
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
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 2005
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	Kodari->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2005-09-13
Summit Date	2005-09-28
Summit Time	0610
Summit Days	15
Total Days	19
Termination Date	2005-10-02
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8188
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	100
Total Members	4
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(13/09,5000m),ABC(17/09,5600m),C1(20/09,6450m),C2(26/09,7100m),C3(27/09,7550m),Smt(28/09)
Route Notes	BC at about CBC/IC on 16 at 5300m. Kondo, Ogawa, Sashisaki and three Sherpas left C3 at 02:25 hours (NST) on 28th. Summited at 06:10 hours. Stayed about 30 minutes, down to ABC at 15:00 hours. One Sherpa stayed at C2 and one in C1. Weather was quite good, clear sky, no clouds, no wind. Saw Everest, Lhotse, etc. The team was the first to summit on that day. About 30 people summited on that day. Kondo guesses Mrs Takashita climbed up to C1 on 20th. Next day to ABC. She was not strong enough to continue; besides her face was swollen a bit at C1. She was given Diamox. She is Ok at ABC. The team returned to KTM on Oct 3 and will depart on Oct 11. They may visit Chitwan and other places before leaving the country.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Rolwaling Excursion
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459067
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw side

Members

Field	Value
ID	38547
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05323
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Kenji
Last Name	Kondo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	43
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	2005-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0610
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to smt back to C1
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	2435778
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenji kondo
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	38548
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05323
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Makoto
Last Name	Ogawa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	65
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Koshigawa, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Photographer
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	2005-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0610
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to smt back to C1
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	2427658
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	makoto ogawa
Year of Birth	1940
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	65
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38549
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05323
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Akira
Last Name	Sashisaki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Shin-Minato, Toyama, Japan
Occupation	Mountain hut employee
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	2005-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0610
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to smt back to C1
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	2436402
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	akira sashisaki
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38550
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05323
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Junko
Last Name	Takeshita
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, 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	2005-09-20
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	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2005-09-20
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	6450
Death Notes	Mildness AMS
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2429421
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	junko takeshita
Year of Birth	1944
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	38551
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05323
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Nima Nurbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamiteng, 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	2005-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0610
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	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleeping in C3
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	3rd ascent of Cho Oyu; aka Nima Nurbu Lama
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442204
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima nurbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	38552
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05323
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Kidar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2005-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0610
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	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleeping in C3
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	3rd ascent of Cho Oyu; son of Ang Phurba (I)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441842
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang kidar sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	38553
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHOY05323
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CHOY
Year	2005
Season	3
First Name	Pemba Gyalzen/Geljen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	36
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8188
Summit Date 1	2005-09-28
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0610
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	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleeping in C3
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	2438350
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba gyalzen/geljen sherpa
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kenji Kondo	M	1962	Japan	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Makoto Ogawa	M	1940	Japan	Climber	Koshigawa, Saitama, Japan	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
Akira Sashisaki	M	1964	Japan	Climber	Shin-Minato, Toyama, Japan	Mountain hut employee	Details Other expeditions
Junko Takeshita	F	1944	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Nima Nurbu Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamiteng, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Kidar Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gyalzen/Geljen Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.