Everest | 2005 S Col-SE Ridge
A Japan expedition to Everest in 2005 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Michihiro Honda. Summit reached on 31st May 2005. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4941 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER05161 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Michihiro Honda |
| Sponsor | Team Honda Everest 2005 |
| 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->Namche->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-04-06 |
| Summit Date | 2005-05-31 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 55 |
| Total Days | 59 |
| Termination Date | 2005-06-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 8 |
| 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(06/04,5500m),C1(15/04,6100m),C2(16/04,6450m),C3(19/05,7300m),C4(20/05,8000m),Smt(31/05) |
| Route Notes | Oxygen from 7300m (also sleep) to top and back to 7300m. Summiteers left C4 at 10:30 pm on 30 May. Around 40 other people were climbing. It was clear on top but very windy. Cloud cover to about 8400m. They spent about 1 hour on top and got back to C4 at 2:00 pm (Imoto and Danuru) and at noon (Kodama and Pasang Rinji). On 20 May Honda ascended to C4 but he got frostbite and went down to C2. 2 days later (he helicoptered to Lukla on 26 May) and then by plane to KTM. He left for Japan on 1 June. Summit Sherpas: Pasang Rinji, Kharikhola, Solu, 28/11/76, Everest X3 Danuru Sherpa (Dawa Nurbu), Kharikhola, Solu, 28 years old, Everest X4 |
| Accidents | Honda had frostbite on right middle finger |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Treasure |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459667 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michihiro Honda | M | 1939 | Japan | Leader | Tokyo, Japan | Chairman of electrical products manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Shigeki Imoto | M | 1963 | Japan | Climber | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | Travel agency director | Details Other expeditions |
| Takeshi Kodama | M | 1974 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Professional skier | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Rinji Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Nurbu (Danuru) Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Takafumi Tatsuno | M | 1973 | Japan | Support | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nobuhisa Kato | M | 1959 | Japan | Support | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryoko Yomogida | F | 1977 | Japan | Support | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.