Cho Oyu | 2009 NW side

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 2009 via NW side, led by Kenji Kondo. Summit reached on 1st October 2009. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6630
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID CHOY09340
Peak ID CHOY
Year 2009
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 2009
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 -
Basecamp Date 2009-09-16
Summit Date 2009-10-01
Summit Time 1015
Summit Days 15
Total Days 18
Termination Date 2009-10-04
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 8
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 4
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(16/09,5000m),ABC(19/09,5700m),C1(24/09,6400m),C2(29/09,7121m),C3(30/09,7600m),Smt(01/10)
Route Notes Six members (Hanaoka, Kondo, Kurimoto, Masaki, Nakamura and Ogiwara) and five Sherpas (Da Dendi, Dirga Sing Tamang, Lama Babu, Lhakpa Chhiring, and Phurba Chhiri) set out for the top from C3 on 1 October at 1:00 am (Chinese time). Dirga Sing Tamang was very tired when he got to 8000m and went no higher. All the others reached the summit at 12:30 pm (10:15 NST). Kurimoto and Kondo descended to C2, where they arrived at 7:00 pm. All the other summiters stopped in C3 at 6:00 to 7:00 pm. On the 2nd, two Sherpas stopped their descent at C1 to bring down the loads of supplies while all others went to ABC. Non-summiting members: Shinmen reached 6900m on 29 September; she was not strong, so she was very slow; she abandoned her attempt to go higher. Sugimoto was BC manager and never went above BC. Oxygen was used by Kurimoto and Ogiwara from C1 to summit to C1; all other members in and from C2 to summit to C1; Sherpas used none. Sherpas: Da Dendi, aka Da Tendi, 28/5/81 (15/2/2038), Saframa, Lokhim-2, Solu, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X2 Dirga Sing Tamang, 26/9/67, Kerung-5, Solu, Cho Oyu X1 Lama Babu, 24/6/69 (10/2/2026), Saframa, Lokhim-2, Solu Lhakpa Chhiring, 7/4/64 (25/12/2020), Kurima, Lokhim-9, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1 Phurba Chhiri, 4/10/68, Kurima, Lokhim-9, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X2, etc
Accidents Nakamura slight frostbite
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460670
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) nw side

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yuriko Hanaoka F 1947 Japan Climber Narashino, Chiba, Japan Office clerk Details Other expeditions
Kenji Kondo M 1962 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Toshikazu Kurimoto M 1949 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Office clerk Details Other expeditions
Michihiro Masaki M 1938 Japan Climber Toyobashi, Aichi, Japan Laundry owner Details Other expeditions
Masashi Nakamura M 1954 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Clerk in electronics cable company office Details Other expeditions
Toshihiko Ogiwara M 1935 Japan Climber Kusatsu-cho, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma, Japan Retired shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Setsuko Shinmen F 1953 Japan Climber Toyooka, Hyogo, Japan Office clerk Details Other expeditions
Mizuki Sugimoto M 1970 Japan BC Manager Tokyo, Japan Office clerk Details Other expeditions
Da Dendi (Da Tendi) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lama Babu Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - 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
Dirga Sing Tamang M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Chimding, Kerung, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.