Gaugiri | 2002 W Ridge

A Japan expedition to Gaugiri in 2002 via W Ridge, led by Kiyoshi Ishii. Summit reached on 25th September 2002. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5722
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GAUG02301
Peak ID GAUG
Year 2002
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kiyoshi Ishii
Sponsor Club Yeti Mustang Expedition Summer 2002
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 2nd
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Jomsom->Chhamnnang->Tange->Yara->Gumathati
Basecamp Date 2002-09-23
Summit Date 2002-09-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 2
Total Days 3
Termination Date 2002-09-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6110
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(23/09),Smt(25/09)
Route Notes BC North of Gaugiri. Left Kathmandu 6 Sept and returned to Kathmandu 7 Oct. When he was on the mountain in 2002 he thought he had not climbed Gaugiri but some other mountain. Only when he returned in summer 2004 and climbed a peak east of it did he realize he actually had climbed Gaugiri in 2002.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454860
Year 2002
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kiyoshi Ishii M 1948 Japan Leader Hatano, Kanagawa, Japan Mountain lodge manager Details Other expeditions
Kumar Rai M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.