Everest | 2009 N Col-NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2009 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Masaji Ochiai. Summit reached on 18th May 2009. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6412
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER09146
Peak ID EVER
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Masaji Ochiai
Sponsor Kanagawa University Alpine Club 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 Lhasa->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2009-04-17
Summit Date 2009-05-18
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 31
Total Days 35
Termination Date 2009-05-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 3
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(17/04,5300m),ABC(20/04,6400m),C1(30/04,7100m),C2(16/05,7800m),C3(17/05,8300m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes Summit team left C3 at midnight. It was windy and it was snowing. They spent 1/2 hour on summit, then descended to C3, arrived at 5 pm. Hizume, Nishida, Ogasawara, Sakuta and Watanabe only reached ABC. All of them were stricken by flu and diarrhea. Kikuchi reached C1 on 30 April, stayed 1 night, abandoned climb due to bowel problems. Tachikawa reached 6800m on 30 April, abandoned climb due to feeling ill (flu). Ochiai reached 8500m on 18 May just below 2nd Step. He felt that his feet were very cold and descended to C3, where he noticed slight frostbite on both his feet. Ito never intended to climb. He remained at BC as the expedition doctor. Sherpas: Wangchu Sherpa, Phurte/Thamiteng, Khumbu, 20/11/1967, Everest 2007 & 2008 Phur Gyalzen, Thami, Khumbu, 16/4/70, Everest 2003, 2005, 2008 Lhakpa Nuru, Pare, Khumbu, 3/10/60, Cho Oyu X2
Accidents Slight frostbite by Ochiai
Achievement -
Agency Rolwaling Trek
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461254
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Junro Hizume M 1951 Japan Climber Takaoka, Toyama, Japan Construction materials salesman Details Other expeditions
Takeshi Ito M 1973 Japan Exp Doctor Hyogo, Kyoto, Japan Physician Details Other expeditions
Minoru Kikuchi M 1946 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan Real estate salesman Details Other expeditions
Kenta Miyamori M 1982 Japan Climber Yokusuka, Kanagawa, Japan Alpine equipment salesman Details Other expeditions
Tateru Nishida M 1938 Japan Climber Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan Ceramics shop owner Details Other expeditions
Masaji Ochiai M 1949 Japan Leader Yokohama, Japan Construction materials salesman Details Other expeditions
Tatsuo Ogasawara M 1952 Japan Climber Myoko, Niigata, Japan Pension (guest house) owner Details Other expeditions
Yoshio Sakuta M 1963 Japan Climber Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Shop owner Details Other expeditions
Toshihiko Tachikawa M 1943 Japan Climber Machida, Tokyo, Japan Retired copy machine salesman Details Other expeditions
Yasunori Tanaka M 1951 Japan Climber Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan Bookseller Details Other expeditions
Satoru Watanabe M 1986 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Wangchu Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Phurte, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phur Gyalzen (Fur Geljen) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.