Dorje Lhakpa | 1994 W Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dorje Lhakpa in 1994 via W Ridge, led by Sachi Takano. Summit reached on 13th October 1994. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1355
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	DORJ94301
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	1994
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Sachi Takano
Sponsor	Gakushuin University Ascent Club Nepal Expedition 1994
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	9th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1994-09-15
Summit Date	1994-10-13
Summit Time	1145
Summit Days	28
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6966
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	1800
Total Members	3
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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(15/09,4700m),C1(23/09,5400m),C2(04/10,6100m),Smt(13/10)
Route Notes	BC north of Urkinmang on Trupaiku Langshisa Glacier C1 at Col southeast of point 5611 on German Langtang East map C2 at 50m on side of West Ridge (one space on ridge itself). Weather very good through climb. Where C2 blue ice and needed fixed rope; took 2 days to fix route above C2. Also fixed between C1 and C2. Summit day Omae could not join ascent from C2 because had problem with contact lens and descended with others to BC on 14 Oct. Summit party left C2 5:00 am and on top 11:45 am; not difficult to top.
Accidents	Nothing
Achievement	-
Agency	Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455638
Year	1994
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	8256
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ94301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Masayuki
Last Name	Harada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Customer service man for computer games company
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)	6966
Summit Date 1	1994-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1145
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	9
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	2437985
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masayuki harada
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	8257
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ94301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Hisashi
Last Name	Omae
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Occupation	Electric wire salesman
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)	6100
Summit Date 1	1994-10-10
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	3
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2437875
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hisashi omae
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	8258
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ94301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Sachi
Last Name	Takano
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Computer engineer
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)	6966
Summit Date 1	1994-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1145
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	9
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	2436448
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sachi takano
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	8259
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	DORJ94301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	DORJ
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	32
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)	6966
Summit Date 1	1994-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1145
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	9
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	-86
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Masayuki Harada	M	1968	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Customer service man for computer games company	Details Other expeditions
Hisashi Omae	M	1967	Japan	Climber	Sendai, Miyagi, Japan	Electric wire salesman	Details Other expeditions
Sachi Takano	M	1964	Japan	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Computer engineer	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2928
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DORJ94301
Reference ID	01
Year	1994
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	-
Citation	69:245 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4826
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DORJ94301
Reference ID	02
Year	1994
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	-
Citation	151:18 (Jun 1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6779
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DORJ94301
Reference ID	03
Year	1994
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	:239 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11025
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	DORJ94301
Reference ID	04
Year	1994
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199524502/Asia-Nepal-Dorje-Lhakpa
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
DORJ94301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	69:245 (1995)	-
DORJ94301	HIGH	-	-	-	151:18 (Jun 1995)	-
DORJ94301	IWA	-	-	-	:239 (1995)	-
DORJ94301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199524502/Asia-Nepal-Dorje-Lhakpa	-	-	-