Cho Oyu | 1987 W Ridge-W Face from N

A Japan expedition to Cho Oyu in 1987 via W Ridge-W Face from N, led by Michiko Takahashi. Summit reached on 20th September 1987. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 294
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Expedition ID CHOY87301
Peak ID CHOY
Year 1987
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 W Ridge-W Face from N
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Michiko Takahashi
Sponsor Kamoshika Dojin Team
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 35th-37th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lhasa->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 1987-09-01
Summit Date 1987-09-20
Summit Time 1215
Summit Days 19
Total Days 25
Termination Date 1987-09-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8188
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide True
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 500
Total Members 8
Summit Members 8
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 False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(01/09,5700m),C1(05/09,6350m),C2(13/09,7200m),C3(18/09,7700m),Smt(20-22/09)
Route Notes 500m fixed rope used by Sherpas. Route not difficult. Kazuyuki Takahasi made 10-minute parapente descent from very near summit to BC. The Kamoshika Dojin team, led by Michiko Takahashi succeded to climb the Cho Oyu summit from Tibetan side. Summit Sherpas: Nima Dorji (summited Lhotse spr 1985) Lhakpa Tenzing (summited Everest spr 1973) Ang Dawa and Mingma Tenzing (1st 8000m summit for both) Ang Phurba?
Accidents None
Achievement Altitude record for parapente
Agency -
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452736
Year 1987
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w ridge-w face from n

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Akio Hayakawa M 1956 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Tomoji Kato M 1960 Japan Climber Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Shinji Kobayashi M 1956 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Kenji Kondo M 1962 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Yoshitomi Okura M 1951 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Eiho Otani M 1947 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Tamang M - Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M 1947 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa M 1940 Nepal H-A Worker Namche Bazar, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzing Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje (Dorje) Sherpa M 1955 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Kazuyuki Takahashi M 1943 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Michiko Takahashi F 1942 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan - Details Other expeditions

References

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
CHOY87301 AAJ Takahashi, Michiko - - 62:274-275 (1988) -
CHOY87301 HJ Ohkura, Yoshitomi Paragliding from the Sixth Highest Mountain in the World - 45:158-161 (1987-1988) -
CHOY87301 MM - - - 119:8 (Jan 1988) -
CHOY87301 IWA - - - :278 (1988) -
CHOY87301 IWA - - - :48-49 (1988) -
CHOY87301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198827402/Asia-Tibet-Cho-Oyu-Ascent-and-Paraglider-Descent - - -
CHOY87301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/45/22/expeditions-and-notes-45/ - - -