Everest | 2003 N Col-NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2003 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Takashi Amemiya. Summit reached on 20th May 2003. 20 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4307
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER03159
Peak ID EVER
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Takashi Amemiya
Sponsor Yeti 2003 Mt Everest Expedition
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 France
Approach Standard
Basecamp Date 2003-04-08
Summit Date 2003-05-20
Summit Time 0915
Summit Days 42
Total Days 50
Termination Date 2003-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 450
Total Members 14
Summit Members 5
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 True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(08/04,5100m),ABC(19/04,6300m),C1(22/04,7000m),C2(18/05,7800m),C3(19/05,8300m),Smt(20,22/05)
Route Notes BC at 5100m CBC first intermediate camp - 5600m on 12th second intermediate camp - 6000m on 14th C1 at 7000m North Col (used by Grenier, Izumida and Okochi) C2 at 7800m used by Grenier & Okochi and 3 sherpas C3 at 8300m used by same members and Sherpas as of C2) Kitazawa got HAS at 6000m on 14th April (he could not speak and left half of body was paralyzed); moved to CBC same day and next day to KTM; hospitalized in Apollo hospital. Takabatake accompanied the Kitazawa to Ktm. Kitazawa left Nepal on May 8. Takabatake returned to CBC on April 21. First team: May 20 started from C3 at 03:00 hours (NST) two members and three Sherpas. Summit at 09:15 hours. All together stayed 35 minutes, then descended -> Pemba Tshering stayed at C2, other members to ABC. Okochi arrived ABC at 17:30 hours, Grenier at 18:30 hours together with two Sherpas. This is the first team to summit from north side in this season. While descending the team members saw five dead bodies. Met two Sherpas coming up from American expedition while descending. Second team: May 22 Three members and three Sherpas started from C3 at 02:00 hours. Summit at 12:00 hours together. Spent about 30 minutes on summit, returned to C3; Takabatake, Tanaka and Lhakpa at 16:00 hours, Izumida and two Sherpas at 18:30. They were very tired. It was very cold, poor visibility, sometimes very strong wind and snowfall. According to Amemiya (leader) Izumida met Yousira on summit from south side. There were about 10 to 15 people when the Yeti team reached summit. Initially the expedition planned to have third team to summit comprising of two members Miyaderea and Uchida who reached up to 7800m (C2), but due to lack of support team the expedition decided not to try summit. Minor frostbites - fingers of the following members: - Grenier, Izumida, Kohara, Okochi, Takabatake, Tanaka. Oxygen: All members used oxygen at 7800m (C2) for sleep and climbing to summit back to C2. All Sherpas used oxygen from 8300m (C3) to summit and to C3. Following members went to Lhasa and arrived KTM on June 03. - Amemiya, Izumida, Kohara, Okochi, Takabatake, Tanaka Rest of the members arrived KTM on May 29 - Grenier and Okochi left Nepal on June 03. Rest of the members will leave Nepal on June 07. Adrian Nature told Takabatake on 25 or 26 May that his friend Krysztof did not come down (ABC) for 8 days. Members reached up to: - leader Amemiya remained at ABC; Fujimura up to C2 (7800m) - Kohara up to C3 (8300m), Kono up to C1 (7000m), Mrs. Maeda to ABC - Miss Miyadera to C2 (7800m), Ogasawara to C1 (7000m), Uchida to C1 (7000m)
Accidents Kitazawa got HAS at 6000m on 14th April (he could not speak and left half of body was paralyzed); moved to CBC same day and next day to KTM; left Nepal May 8
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458878
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

20 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Takashi Amemiya M 1936 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Retired mountaineering equipment shop owner Details Other expeditions
Nobuo Fujimura M 1944 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan President of stainless steel manufacturing company Details Other expeditions
Philippe Grenier M 1953 France Climbing Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Kiyoyuki Izumida M 1948 Japan Climber Amanuma, Chigasaki, Japan Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Toru Kitazawa M 1940 Japan Climber Hase, Atsugi, Japan Retired member of Sony's administration department Details Other expeditions
Kazuharu Kohara M 1940 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Retired construction company executive Details Other expeditions
Masao Konno M 1942 Japan Climber Senpoku, Akita, Japan Retired teacher Details Other expeditions
Eku Maeda F 1956 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Office clerk in computer software company Details Other expeditions
Miho Miyadera F 1967 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Office clerk in trading company Details Other expeditions
Susumu Ogasawara M 1939 Japan Climber Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Retired Nippon Telecom staff member Details Other expeditions
Hiroyuki Okochi M 1977 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Motorbicycle repairman Details Other expeditions
Akira Takabatake M 1965 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan Office clerk in trading company Details Other expeditions
Motoyoshi Tanaka M 1948 Japan Climber Komoro, Nagano, Japan Apartment building owner Details Other expeditions
Makoto Uchida M 1971 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering Sherpa M 1943 Nepal Sirdar Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tenzing Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Da Dendi (Da Tendi) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Temba Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tamang M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.