Everest | 1998 N Col-NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 1998 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Noriyuki Muraguchi. Summit reached on 19th May 1998. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2580
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER98116
Peak ID EVER
Year 1998
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Noriyuki Muraguchi
Sponsor Japan-China Qomolungma Scientific Expedition 1998
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 280
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1998-04-11
Summit Date 1998-05-19
Summit Time 1013
Summit Days 38
Total Days 44
Termination Date 1998-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 6
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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 ChineseBC(11/04),C1(16/04,5500m),C2(17/04,4600m),C3.ABC(23/04,6300m),C4(03/05,7000m),C5(17/05,7800m),C6(18/05,8200m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes C4 at North Col. Ino not to top in filming other two summiters on 19 May at 10:13 am and 10:18 am (Muraguchi) Nepal time. Returned to North Col at 6:30 pm NST. Used oxygen sleeping in C5 and C6 and climbing C5 to top; in descent to North Col used it all the way. Photographer Ino used oxygen in his first night at North Col, tired. Sherpas: Mingma Tshering, Rolwaling, 1970, Everest X3 before + K-2; Tshering (Chhiring) Dorje, Rolwaling, 1974, Cho Oyu + Manaslu in 1996 Pasang Kidar, 1979, Rolwaling, this his 1st 8000er Oxygen used while sleeping in C5 and above.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Rolwaling Trek
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453221
Year 1998
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yoshikazu Ino M 1959 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Video engineer Details Other expeditions
Noriyuki Muraguchi M 1956 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Minoru Sawada M 1968 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Geologist Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Dorje Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Kidar Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.