Everest | 2003 S Col-SE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2003 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Yasunari Yamashita. Summit reached on 22nd May 2003. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4288
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER03140
Peak ID EVER
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Yasunari Yamashita
Sponsor Tokyo University of Agriculture Alpine Club Everest-Lhotse Exped
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-03-26
Summit Date 2003-05-22
Summit Time 0650
Summit Days 57
Total Days 61
Termination Date 2003-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 10
Summit Hired 2
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(26/03,5300m),C1(30/03,6100m),C2(08/04,6500m),C3(18/04,7300m),C4(27/04,7680m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes C1 at 6100m top of Icefall C2 at 6500m W Cwm C3 at 7300m Lhotse Face C4 at 7680m South Col. Summit Team: 5 members left for top at 9:00 pm on 21 May. 1 Sherpa (name not known) stopped at Hillary Step while others continued to top: Tanigawa arrived at 6:50 pm 22 May; Nagakubo at 7:10 am and stayed 1 hour; Yoshida at 7:40 am and stayed 30 minutes; Yamamura at 7:50 am and stayed 20 minutes; Hirose at 8:40 am and stayed 5 minutes; Phura Tshering and Lhakpa Dorje arrived at 8:40 am also and stayed 5 minutes. All used oxygen and returned to C4 same day; returned to BC 24 May. Sherpa summiters: Phurba Chhiri/Tshering, Saframa, Lokhim-9, Solu, 1968 Lhakpa Dorje, Kurima, Sotang-6, Solu, 27/3/66, Everest X2 Lhakpa Dorje said all summiters used oxygen in C4, climbing to top, down to C4 and again sleeping in C4.
Accidents Fukutome 4 frostbitten toes; Nakamura 3 toes and finger tips frostbitten; Hirose frostbitten toes; Yamamura 2 frostbitten toes; all by chopper from Lobuje to KTM on 25 May
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458880
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kuniaki Fukutome M 1975 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan Gardener Details Other expeditions
Kenta Hirose M 1970 Japan Climber Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Gardener Details Other expeditions
Toshihiro Iizuka M 1976 Japan Climber Gunma-gun, Gunma, Japan Gardener Details Other expeditions
Koji Nagakubo M 1969 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Gardener Details Other expeditions
Kazusada Nakamura M 1973 Japan Climber Ashigarakami, Kanagawa, Japan Designer of women's clothing Details Other expeditions
Taro Tanigawa M 1967 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Saki salesman Details Other expeditions
Takeshi Yamamura M 1982 Japan Climber Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Yasunari Yamashita M 1939 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan CEO of import-export company Details Other expeditions
Yuichi Yoshida M 1970 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Chitre, Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.