Everest | 2000 N Col-NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2000 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Tosio Nakamura. Summit reached on 17th May 2000. 25 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3553
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER00128
Peak ID EVER
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Tosio Nakamura
Sponsor Hosei University Qomolungma Expedition 2000
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 347,349,355
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia
Approach KTM->Tingri->Rongbuk BC
Basecamp Date 2000-04-15
Summit Date 2000-05-17
Summit Time -
Summit Days 32
Total Days 40
Termination Date 2000-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 6
Fixed Rope (m) 1500
Total Members 18
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 6
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 Langtang trek, Tedgori peak
Campsites BC(15/04,5240m),C1(17/04),C2(18/04,5500m),C3(19/04,6400m),C4(22/04,7040m),C5(04/05,7450m),C6(16/05,8200m),Smt(17-19/05)
Route Notes C1 with single tent for emergency use C2 with single tent for emergency use C3 at usual site used as ABC C4 at North Col C5 on the ridge. C3 (ABC) used by two members and all Sherpas on April 19 C4 established on April 22 - all Sherpas, two members C5 established on May 4 mainly by Sherpas. Returned at about 10:30 hours to C4, Sherpas to ABC. On May 18 started from C4 at 01:30 hours, summit at 09:35 hours, returned to C4, Pasang to ABC. Weather condition was good. The team received weather forecast directly from Japan. All the above timings are Nepal time. Sherpas: Mingma Tsering - 6 times to summit Pemba Gyalgen - first time Tenzing Norbu - 5 or 6 times Pasang Kitar (son of sirdar Ang Phurba) Nawang Dorje Expedition Doctor Shimizu left Nepal third week of May due to commitments in Japan. He was up to C4. General leader Ota reached to BC on May 2, left on 3 May.
Accidents -
Achievement Tosio Yamamoto oldest to date (63 years old)
Agency Rolwaling Trek
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457687
Year 2000
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

25 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tsukasa Aoki M 1941 Japan Climber Tsuchitaru, Niigata, Japan Real estate manager Details Other expeditions
Hironori Fujishima M 1940 Japan Climber Gatamchi, Niigata, Japan Staff of food company Details Other expeditions
Nobuaki Inokuchi M 1976 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Economics student Details Other expeditions
Kenji Kawamura M 1943 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Wholesale distributor of picture frames Details Other expeditions
Masamichi Kobayashi M 1943 Japan Deputy Leader Kusatsucho, Gunma, Japan Software company sales executive Details Other expeditions
Shoji Masuda M 1932 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Retired Details Other expeditions
Nobuo Matsumoto M 1965 Japan Climber Shimamachi, Fukuoka, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Masayoshi Mukawa M 1978 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Law student Details Other expeditions
Toshio Nakamura M 1939 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Software sales executive Details Other expeditions
Yuji Ogio M 1972 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Gardener Details Other expeditions
Roman Rosenbaum M 1966 Australia Climber Tokyo, Japan Student of Japanese Details Other expeditions
Shoji Sakai M 1934 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Staff of fund-raising organization Details Other expeditions
Kentarou Shimizu M 1973 Japan Exp Doctor Osaka, Japan Physician Details Other expeditions
Yasuo Tanaka M 1940 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan Real estate manager Details Other expeditions
Teruhiko Tategaki M 1940 Japan Climber Tsuyamashi, Okuyama, Japan Food wholesaler Details Other expeditions
Toshio Yamamoto M 1936 Japan Climbing Leader Tokyo, Japan Manager of mail service Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gyalzen Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing (Tenzen, Tenzi) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Norbu/Nurbu (Nuru) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Kidar Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Dorje (Da Nawang Dorje) Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M 1947 Nepal Sirdar Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Kyuji Ota M 1943 Japan General Leader Yokohama, Japan Hosei University lecturer Details Other expeditions
Yoshimitsu Takatori M 1959 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Photographer Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER00128 HIGH - - - 219:66 (Feb 2001) -
EVER00128 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 75:384-385 (2001) -
EVER00128 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200138402/Asia-Nepal-Western-Nepal-Janak-Himal-Mt-Everest-in-the-Pre-Monsoon - - -