Everest | 1995 NE Ridge
A Japan expedition to Everest in 1995 via NE Ridge, led by Tadao Kanzaki. Summit reached on 11th May 1995. 18 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1457 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER95102 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1995 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Tadao Kanzaki |
| Sponsor | Nihon University Chomolungma Expedition 1995 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 201 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1995-03-22 |
| Summit Date | 1995-05-11 |
| Summit Time | 0645 |
| Summit Days | 50 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 4000 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 23 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(22/03,5150m),ABC(31/03,6300m),C4(14/04,7100m),C5(23/04,7850m),C6(09/05,8350m),C7(10/05,8560m),Smt(11/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at road C1 on NE Ridge C2 on NE Ridge above rock face and below Pinnacles C2 above 3rd Pinnacle and on North Ridge C4 below First Step. Most difficult part of route between C5 to C6 amongst pinnacles; spent 3 days making route here, fixing 1250m rope here. 11th May up from C6 Nima and Pasang at 3 am (not enough tent space and oxygen for them in C7) & others from C7 at 4 am & arrived at top 6:45 am. Nima and Pasang arrived at top 7 am (1st arrivals spent 1 hour at summit taking photos & collecting rocks; no clouds, no wind (had to hold flags horizontally - flags of 3 countries, university flag & flags & flags of sponsors). Descended NE Ridge to ABC at 6 pm same day & climb finished. General leader & deputy feared accident by other members who in "no good conditions." Had made a camp at North Col (camp NC4) in case of failure on NE Ridge. Use of oxygen - used by some sleeping in C4; by all members & Sherpas sleeping in C5 & above C5. Summit Sherpas: Dawa Tshering - summit Everest with Japan spring 1994 S Pillar (Beding) Lhakpa Nuru - summit Everest 5 times before (Kharikhola) Nima Dorje - summit Everest 4 times before (Beding) Pasang Kami - summit Everest 1 time before (Kharikhola) Boardman's body seen atop 2nd Pinnacle at 8200m about 2 meters from Japanese fixed ropes - harness 1m below body - laying face down with right arm outstretched - hair on head not visible: biv sack covering head - through trousers could see hair on leg. Sherpa's previous Everest summits: Dawa Tshering (Beding) - 8/5/94 S Pillar - Japanese team Lhakpa Nuru (Kharikhola) - 25/2/92 S Pillar - Spanish - 28/9/92 S Col - Italian - 22/4/93 S Col - Nepalese - 9/10/93 N Col - British - 8/5/94 S Pillar - Japanese Nima Dorje (Beding) - 7/10/90 S Col - French - 27/5/91 N Col - Japanese - 16/5/93 S Col - Indian - 8/5/94 S Pillar - Japanese Pasang Kami (Karikhola) - 7/10/93 S Col - British |
| Accidents | Nomoto 2 frozen toes |
| Achievement | 1st NE Ridge ascent and descent |
| Agency | Rolwaling Trek |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452069 |
| Year | 1995 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge |
Members
18 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyoshi Furuno | M | 1961 | Japan | Climbing Leader | Tokyo, Japan | Tour company executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Tomonori Harada | M | 1973 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Medical student | Details Other expeditions |
| Yoshitaka Harada | M | 1936 | Japan | Member | Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan | Teacher in technical high school | Details Other expeditions |
| Zenkichi Hirayama | M | 1934 | Japan | General Leader | Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan | Professor of architecture | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroshi Ieguchi | M | 1968 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Salesman of agricultural machinery | Details Other expeditions |
| Kaneshige Ikeda | M | 1938 | Japan | Deputy Leader | Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan | Owner of construction design | Details Other expeditions |
| Shigeki Imoto | M | 1963 | Japan | Climber | Kathmandu | Photojournalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Tadao Kanzaki | M | 1940 | Japan | Leader | Sibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan | Construction company owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Osamu Nomoto | M | 1969 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Chef | Details Other expeditions |
| Yoshitaka Omae | M | 1966 | Japan | Exp Doctor | Tokyo, Japan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Takeshi Oshida | M | 1961 | Japan | Climber | Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan | High school teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Takeki Suzuki | M | 1955 | Japan | Climber | Toride, Ibaraki, Japan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroyoshi Tabata | M | 1969 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Yukihide Tamura | M | 1971 | Japan | Climber | Narita, Chiba, Japan | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Tshering (Dawa Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dorje (Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1955 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Kami Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
9 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER95102 | JAC | Kanzaki, Tadeo | The Northeast Ridge of Mt. Everest | - | 90:A25-28 (1995) | - |
| EVER95102 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 70:311-312 (1996) | - |
| EVER95102 | AAJ | Nihon University Mountaineering Club | - | - | 70:312-314 (1996) | - |
| EVER95102 | HJ | Ikeda, Kaneshige | The Northeast Ridge of Everest | - | 52:1-8 (1996) | - |
| EVER95102 | HIGH | - | - | - | 155:12-13 (Oct 1995) | - |
| EVER95102 | JAC | Kanzaki, Tadeo | The Northeast Ridge of Mt. Everest | - | 90:35-44 (1995) | - |
| EVER95102 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199631100/Asia-Tibet-Mount-Everest-Ascents-and-Attempts-Durimg-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season | - | - | - |
| EVER95102 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199631200/Asia-Tibet-Mount-Everest-Northeast-Ridge | - | - | - |
| EVER95102 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/52/2/the-northeast-ridge-of-everest/ | - | - | - |