Dorje Lhakpa | 2003 W Ridge
A Japan expedition to Dorje Lhakpa in 2003 via W Ridge, led by Hirofumi Oka. Summit reached on 19th March 2003. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4250 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | DORJ03101 |
| Peak ID | DORJ |
| Year | 2003 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Hirofumi Oka |
| Sponsor | Dorje Lhakpa 2003 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 17th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Trisuli->Dhunche->Syabrubesi (by bus)->Langtang->Yak Kharka |
| Basecamp Date | 2003-02-28 |
| Summit Date | 2003-03-19 |
| Summit Time | 1241 |
| Summit Days | 19 |
| Total Days | 21 |
| Termination Date | 2003-03-21 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6966 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 2400 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(28/02,4800m),C1(03/03,5400m),C2(06/03,5700m),C3(08/03,6050m),Smt(19/03) |
| Route Notes | BC at 4800m at Glacier (usual BC site). March 19: Oka, Toyama and Gelbu Sherpa left C3 at 02:00 hours, reached summit at 12:41 hours, stayed about 30 minutes and back to C3 at 18:40 hours. Next day to BC. Summiters said they had seen Everest Makalu, Nuptse, Sishapangma from the summit. Weather was clear at the time of summit. First attempt by Morita and Toyama on 15th. They reached up to 6700m, but due to bad weather and exhaustion had to retreat. Second attempt on 17th by Noritomi, Toyama and Yamaguchi also had to retreat from 6700m due to bad weather. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Nomad Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458726 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge |
Members
6 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itaru Morita | M | 1976 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Tsuyoshi Noritomi | M | 1978 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Hirofumi Oka | M | 1976 | Japan | Leader | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Hisayuki Toyama | M | 1978 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Does variety of odd jobs | Details Other expeditions |
| Shimpei Yamaguchi | M | 1979 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Gelbu Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.