Everest | 2023 S Col-SE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2023 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Hiroyuki Kuraoka. Summit reached on 18th May 2023. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	11099
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER23143
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2023
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Hiroyuki Kuraoka
Sponsor	Mountain Experience Hiro Everest Expedition 2023
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	Namche->Khumjung->Deboche->Dingboche->Lobuche
Basecamp Date	2023-04-18
Summit Date	2023-05-18
Summit Time	0730
Summit Days	30
Total Days	33
Termination Date	2023-05-21
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	10
Summit Hired	5
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(18/04,5350m),C1(05/05,6050m),C2(06/05,6500m),C3(16/05,7150m),C4(17/05,7950m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes	Team left C4 to 20:45 on 17 May, summited at 7:30 am on 18 May, stayed 10 minutes, then descended to C2 at 23:30. Cold, little windy. Team left BC on 21 May by heli.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Mountain Experience
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2464491
Year	2023
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	84758
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER23143
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Hiroyuki
Last Name	Kuraoka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Abiko, Chiba, 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	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	2023-05-18
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	-
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	2435492
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	hiroyuki kuraoka
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	62
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	84759
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER23143
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Yosuke
Last Name	Ikuta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	-
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2023-05-18
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	-
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	2438746
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	yosuke ikuta
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	84760
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER23143
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Makiko
Last Name	Shindo
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Nakameguro, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Self-employed
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2023-05-18
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	-
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	2437827
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	makiko shindo
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	84761
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER23143
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Akihisa
Last Name	Suzuki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Narashino, Chiba, Japan
Occupation	Office clerk
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2023-05-18
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	-
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	2437316
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	akihisa suzuki
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	84762
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER23143
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Nuru (Ang Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Namche Bazar, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2023-05-18
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	-
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	7th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443901
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	mingma nuru (ang nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	84763
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER23143
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Nima Kancha
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pare, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2023-05-18
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	-
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	9th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440576
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	nima kancha sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	84764
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER23143
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Gyalzen/Geljen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	53
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2023-05-18
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	-
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	11th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438394
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pemba gyalzen/geljen sherpa
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	84765
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER23143
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Phurita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	41
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2023-05-18
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	-
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	5th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443031
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	phurita sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	84766
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER23143
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2023
Season	1
First Name	Serap Gelzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	2003
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumbu Pasang Lhamu, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2023-05-18
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	-
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	2450615
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	serap gelzen sherpa
Year of Birth	2003
Year	2023
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hiroyuki Kuraoka	M	1961	Japan	Leader	Abiko, Chiba, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Yosuke Ikuta	M	1970	Japan	Climber	Kanagawa, Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Makiko Shindo	F	1968	Japan	Climber	Nakameguro, Tokyo, Japan	Self-employed	Details Other expeditions
Akihisa Suzuki	M	1966	Japan	Climber	Narashino, Chiba, Japan	Office clerk	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Nuru (Ang Nuru) Sherpa	M	1984	Nepal	H-A Worker	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Kancha Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pare, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gyalzen/Geljen Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phurita Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Serap Gelzen Sherpa	M	2003	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumbu Pasang Lhamu, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.