Everest | 2009 N Col-N Face (Great Couloir)

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2009 via N Col-N Face (Great Couloir), led by Nobukazu Kuriki. Summit reached on 24th September 2009. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6652
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-N Face (Great Couloir)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Nobukazu Kuriki
Sponsor	Team Kuriki Everest Expedition
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2009-08-27
Summit Date	2009-09-24
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	28
Total Days	32
Termination Date	2009-09-28
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7900m due to heavy snowfall and strong wind
High Point (m)	7900
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	10
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	8
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(27/08,5200m),ABC(2/09,6400m),C1(12/09,7000m),C2(23/09,7600m),xxx(24/09,7900m)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/midcamp on 1 Sept at 5800m C1 at North Col. Kuriki left C2 at about 8:30 am NST on 24 Sept for higher camp. When he reached 7900m around 4 pm toward Great Couloir, started snowfall and strong wind. Then Kuriki turned around to C2 where he reached at 7:30 pm. Slept there, next day descended to ABC. The Kuriki team returned to Kathmandu on 1 Oct. Ishii, Kodotani and Tatsuno slept at 7000m North Col from 22-25 Sept. All other members stayed in BC or ABC.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Bochi Bochi Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461428
Year	2009
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n col-n face (great couloir)

Members

Field	Value
ID	49889
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Akari
Last Name	Hirose
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Audio mixer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	False
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2441645
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	akari hirose
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	31
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	49890
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Kunihiko
Last Name	Ishii
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Engineer
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2009-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2441818
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kunihiko ishii
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49891
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Masaru
Last Name	Kadotani
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Akashi, Hyogo, Japan
Occupation	Photographer
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2009-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2443111
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masaru kadotani
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49892
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Nobukazu
Last Name	Kuriki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7900
Summit Date 1	2009-09-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2443011
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nobukazu kuriki
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	49893
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Ryotaro
Last Name	Morishita
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Oasahiga, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	False
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2441018
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryotaro morishita
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	33
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	49894
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Takuto
Last Name	Nakahora
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	False
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2444209
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takuto nakahora
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	24
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	49895
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Takuro
Last Name	Sawada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Assistant cameraman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	False
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2444299
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takuro sawada
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	24
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	49896
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Naoaki
Last Name	Sugihara
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Broadcasting engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	False
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2438537
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	naoaki sugihara
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	39
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	49897
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Takafumi
Last Name	Tatsuno
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Cameraman
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2009-09-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2439669
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takafumi tatsuno
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49898
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09303
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	3
First Name	Keita
Last Name	Yamamoto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Cameraman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	False
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2434322
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	keita yamamoto
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	51
Role	BC Only

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Akari Hirose	F	1978	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Audio mixer	Details Other expeditions
Kunihiko Ishii	M	1979	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Masaru Kadotani	M	1982	Japan	Climber	Akashi, Hyogo, Japan	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
Nobukazu Kuriki	M	1982	Japan	Leader	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Ryotaro Morishita	M	1976	Japan	Climber	Oasahiga, Hokkaido, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Takuto Nakahora	M	1985	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Student	Details Other expeditions
Takuro Sawada	M	1985	Japan	Climber	Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan	Assistant cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Naoaki Sugihara	M	1970	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Broadcasting engineer	Details Other expeditions
Takafumi Tatsuno	M	1973	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Keita Yamamoto	M	1958	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.