Everest | 2004 N Col-NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2004 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Chizuko Kono. Summit reached on 20th May 2004. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4598
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER04132
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Chizuko Kono
Sponsor	Goodwill Poppy 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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2004-04-19
Summit Date	2004-05-20
Summit Time	1140
Summit Days	31
Total Days	37
Termination Date	2004-05-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	6
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(19/04),ABC(25/04,6300m),C1(07/05,7000m),C2(18/05,7750m),C3(19/05,8300m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes	C1 at North Col. Summit party left C3 for top 12:30 am NST on 19th, on top 11:40 am 20th May and down to C3. 21 May to C2, 22nd to ABC. Started for top good weather, then later many strong winds and snowfalling. Summit Sherpas: Da Chemba, 20/2/68, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1 Mingma Nuru, 2/10/69, Jubing, Everest X1 Pem Tenzi, 24/9/62, Sotang, Cho Oyu X4, Everest X1 Pemba Sherpa, 4/9/71, Taksindu, Everest X3 Ang Kami Sherpa, 21/8/82 (05/05/2039), Gudel-5, Solu Pasang Tamang, 4/12/68, Deusa-6, Solu, Everest X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa Summit Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459245
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	35421
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04132
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Makiko
Last Name	Hisasue
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Artist for archeological museum
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)	8849
Summit Date 1	2004-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1140
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & above C1 & back in C1 sleeping
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	2430956
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	makiko hisasue
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	35422
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04132
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Chizuko
Last Name	Kono
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Maternity nurse
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)	8849
Summit Date 1	2004-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1140
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & above C1 and back in C1 sleeping
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	(1946-2013) Died 24 May 2013 on Dhaulagiri from exhaustion
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430073
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chizuko kono
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	35423
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04132
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Pem Tenji (Pemba Tenzi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sotang, Solukhumbu
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)	8849
Summit Date 1	2004-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1140
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 and to top and in C3
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436252
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pem tenji (pemba tenzi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	35424
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04132
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Da Chhemba (Dachhamba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gudel-5, Solukhumbu
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)	8849
Summit Date 1	2004-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1140
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to top and in C3
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437857
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da chhemba (dachhamba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	35425
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04132
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Leldhum, Jubing, Solukhumbu
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)	8849
Summit Date 1	2004-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1140
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to top and in C3
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442088
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	44168
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04132
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Pemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Taksindu, Solukhumbu
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2004-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1140
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 and to top and in C3
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	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439146
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	44169
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04132
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Ang Kami
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gudel-5, Solukhumbu
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)	8849
Summit Date 1	2004-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1140
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 and to top and in C3
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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443139
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang kami sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	44170
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04132
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Deusa, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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)	8849
Summit Date 1	2004-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1140
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 and to top and in C3
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438145
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang tamang
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Makiko Hisasue	F	1949	Japan	Climber	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Artist for archeological museum	Details Other expeditions
Chizuko Kono	F	1946	Japan	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Maternity nurse	Details Other expeditions
Pem Tenji (Pemba Tenzi) Sherpa	M	1963	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sotang, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Chhemba (Dachhamba) Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gudel-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Nuru Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Leldhum, Jubing, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Taksindu, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gudel-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tamang	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Deusa, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.