Everest | 2004 S Col-SE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2004 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Noriyuki Muraguchi. Summit reached on 24th May 2004. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4621
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER04159
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Noriyuki Muraguchi
Sponsor	Dream 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	Lukla->Tyangboche->Lobuche->BC
Basecamp Date	2004-04-08
Summit Date	2004-05-24
Summit Time	0730
Summit Days	46
Total Days	48
Termination Date	2004-05-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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	Climbed Lhotse (LHOT-041-07)
Campsites	BC(08/04,5300m),C1(16/04,6000m),C2(21/04,6400m),C3(13/05,7300m),C4(22/05,8000m),Smt(24/05)
Route Notes	Started from C4 on 23 May at 10:20 pm. Summited at 24th May at 7:30-40 am, stayed for 1 hour, made pictures the weather was good. On summit at the same time about 8-10 members and Sherpas, probably American summited also. Came back to C2 at 3-4 pm. Oxygene: Member: in C3, to C4, in C4, to top to C4, to C2 Sherpas: in C4, to the summit, to 7000m Sherpa summiters: Phurba Sherpa, Namche, 1958-9, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X1 Thukten Dorje Sherpa, Namche, 30/6/68, Everest X3
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459294
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	35627
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04159
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Noriyuki
Last Name	Muraguchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Cameraman
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	2004-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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->C4, in C4->top->C2
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	2433584
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	noriyuki muraguchi
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	35628
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04159
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Tamae
Last Name	Watanabe
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	65
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kawaguchikomachi, Yamanashi, Japan
Occupation	Retired civil servant, now freelance writer
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2427216
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tamae watanabe
Year of Birth	1938
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	66
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	35629
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04159
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Phurba (Ang Phurba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phurte, Khumbu
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	2004-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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 C4, to top to 7000m
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	Born 1958-59; 3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2040
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba (ang phurba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	35630
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04159
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Thukten Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
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	2004-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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 C4, to top to 7000m
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	4th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437988
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thukten dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Noriyuki Muraguchi	M	1956	Japan	Leader	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Tamae Watanabe	F	1938	Japan	Climber	Kawaguchikomachi, Yamanashi, Japan	Retired civil servant, now freelance writer	Details Other expeditions
Phurba (Ang Phurba) Sherpa	M	1958	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phurte, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Thukten Dorje Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.