Dhampus | 1989 SW Face-W Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dhampus in 1989 via SW Face-W Ridge, led by Shigeyuki Baba. Summit reached on 15th October 1989. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	333
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	1989
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face-W Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Shigeyuki Baba
Sponsor	Okinawa Pref. Ryukyu University Alpine Club Dhampus Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	7th official
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Via Marpha
Basecamp Date	1989-10-13
Summit Date	1989-10-15
Summit Time	1523
Summit Days	2
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	2
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6012
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(13/10,4700m),C1(14/10,5150m),Smt(15/10)
Route Notes	BC southwest of point 4905m between two ridges C1 at bottom of small ridge leading to West Ridge. Route lay on to small ridge leading to W Ridge and then to summit. Summit attack (there was only one) from C1 at 7:40 am and on top at 3:23 pm and stayed 15 minutes; down to BC at 7:10 pm.
Accidents	2 members altitude sickness
Achievement	-
Agency	Guides For All Seasons
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2453764
Year	1989
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw face-w ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	8165
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	1989
Season	3
First Name	Shigeyuki
Last Name	Baba
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan
Occupation	Assistant instructor of forestry at Univ of Ryukus
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)	6012
Summit Date 1	1989-10-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1523
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	7
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	2430314
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shigeyuki baba
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	8166
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	1989
Season	3
First Name	Yoshiyuki
Last Name	Kaneco
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
Occupation	Graduate student, geology
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2436916
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yoshiyuki kaneco
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	24
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	8167
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	1989
Season	3
First Name	Kenichiro
Last Name	Kawaguchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
Occupation	Student of geology
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	1989-10-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1523
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	7
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	2437969
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenichiro kawaguchi
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	8168
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	1989
Season	3
First Name	Yashushi
Last Name	Momose
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan
Occupation	Student of geology
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436393
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yashushi momose
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	8169
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	1989
Season	3
First Name	Kishin
Last Name	Sakiyama
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan
Occupation	Student of medicine
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2436996
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kishin sakiyama
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	24
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	8170
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	1989
Season	3
First Name	Yasuo
Last Name	Shimakura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan
Occupation	Student of geology
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2437795
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yasuo shimakura
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	8171
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	DHAM
Year	1989
Season	3
First Name	Gaja Bahadur
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	24
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	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	1989-10-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1523
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	7
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	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gaja bahadur gurung
Year of Birth	-
Year	1989
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Shigeyuki Baba	M	1947	Japan	Leader	Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan	Assistant instructor of forestry at Univ of Ryukus	Details Other expeditions
Yoshiyuki Kaneco	M	1965	Japan	BC Manager	Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan	Graduate student, geology	Details Other expeditions
Kenichiro Kawaguchi	M	1968	Japan	Climber	Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan	Student of geology	Details Other expeditions
Yashushi Momose	M	1964	Japan	Deputy Leader	Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan	Student of geology	Details Other expeditions
Kishin Sakiyama	M	1965	Japan	Climber	Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan	Student of medicine	Details Other expeditions
Yasuo Shimakura	M	1968	Japan	Climber	Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan	Student of geology	Details Other expeditions
Gaja Bahadur Gurung	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	549
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Reference ID	01
Year	1989
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1990
Language	-
Citation	64:251 (1990)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6858
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Reference ID	02
Year	1989
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1990
Language	Japanese
Citation	:82 (1990)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6859
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Reference ID	03
Year	1989
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1990
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	:281 (1990)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11695
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DHAM89301
Reference ID	04
Year	1989
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199025103/Asia-Nepal-Dhampus
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
DHAM89301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	64:251 (1990)	-
DHAM89301	IWA	-	-	-	:82 (1990)	-
DHAM89301	IWA	-	-	-	:281 (1990)	-
DHAM89301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199025103/Asia-Nepal-Dhampus	-	-	-