Dhampus | 2000 SW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dhampus in 2000 via SW Ridge, led by Yoshio Morikubo. Summit reached on 13th August 2000. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3626
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Yoshio Morikubo
Sponsor	Tokyo Workers Alpine Federation Dhampus Peak Expedition 2000
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	15th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Marpha (from Jomsom by air)
Basecamp Date	2000-08-12
Summit Date	2000-08-13
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	1
Total Days	2
Termination Date	2000-08-14
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6012
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(12/08,4950m),Smt(13/08)
Route Notes	Leader up from BC but stopped at 5500m because of headache. Ridge not difficult: to 5500m rock, above to top was snow. 13th to top and back to BC same day.
Accidents	Nothing except leader's headache
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa Summit Treks (Ang Babu)
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2457730
Year	2000
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	28210
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Member ID	07
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
First Name	Kazuko
Last Name	Takano
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Omiya, Saitama, 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)	6012
Summit Date 1	2000-08-13
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	15
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	2428268
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazuko takano
Year of Birth	1941
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28205
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
First Name	Yuichiro
Last Name	Ishihara
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Computer operator
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	6012
Summit Date 1	2000-08-13
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	15
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	2435949
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yuichiro ishihara
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	28206
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Member ID	03
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
First Name	Chimoe
Last Name	Kamei
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Housewife
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	6012
Summit Date 1	2000-08-13
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	15
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	2430236
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chimoe kamei
Year of Birth	1947
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	28207
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
First Name	Yoshio
Last Name	Morikubo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Tokyo government public relations official
Leader	True
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)	5500
Summit Date 1	2000-08-13
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	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	4
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2432059
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yoshio morikubo
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	28208
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Member ID	05
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
First Name	Michiko
Last Name	Saito
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Elementary school teacher
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)	6012
Summit Date 1	2000-08-13
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	15
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	2430334
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michiko saito
Year of Birth	1947
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28209
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Member ID	06
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
First Name	Genzo
Last Name	Sakurai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1929
Calculated Age	71
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Engineer
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)	6012
Summit Date 1	2000-08-13
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	15
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	2423768
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	genzo sakurai
Year of Birth	1929
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	71
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	28211
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Member ID	08
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
First Name	Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nimchula, Solukhumbu
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)	6012
Summit Date 1	2000-08-13
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	15
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	-4
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	28212
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Member ID	09
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
First Name	Kirken Lama
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
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)	6012
Summit Date 1	2000-08-13
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	15
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	-4
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kirken lama sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	28213
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Member ID	10
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
First Name	Lhakpa Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
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)	6012
Summit Date 1	2000-08-13
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	15
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	-4
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	28297
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Member ID	04
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	2000
Season	2
First Name	Teruyuki
Last Name	Iwasaki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Computer operator
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)	6012
Summit Date 1	2000-08-13
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	15
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	2430185
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	teruyuki iwasaki
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2000
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kazuko Takano	F	1941	Japan	Climber	Omiya, Saitama, Japan	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Yuichiro Ishihara	M	1962	Japan	Deputy Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Computer operator	Details Other expeditions
Chimoe Kamei	F	1947	Japan	Deputy Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Yoshio Morikubo	M	1951	Japan	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Tokyo government public relations official	Details Other expeditions
Michiko Saito	F	1947	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Elementary school teacher	Details Other expeditions
Genzo Sakurai	M	1929	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nimchula, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kirken Lama Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Teruyuki Iwasaki	M	1946	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Computer operator	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5509
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHAM00201
Reference ID	01
Year	2000
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2001
Language	-
Citation	226:57 (Sep 2001)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
DHAM00201	HIGH	-	-	-	226:57 (Sep 2001)	-