Gimmigela Chuli East | 1994 E Ridge-E Summit

A Japan expedition to Gimmigela Chuli East in 1994 via E Ridge-E Summit, led by Kensihiro Otaki. Summit reached on 28th October 1994. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3270
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Ridge-E Summit
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Kensihiro Otaki
Sponsor	-
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	-
Basecamp Date	1994-10-03
Summit Date	1994-10-28
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	25
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7007
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
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	Climbed Gimmigela Main (GIMM-943-01)
Campsites	BC(03/10,4900m),C1(06/10,5250m),C2(09/10,5850m),C3(17/10,6500m),C4(25/10,6900m),C5(28/10,6700m),Smt(28/10)
Route Notes	C5 at col between east peak and main peak. Route was same as that in autumn 1993: East Ridge from north to East Summit and on towards main summit.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	GIMM94301
Checksum	2452008
Year	1994
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e ridge-e summit

Members

Field	Value
ID	24505
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Shigeru
Last Name	Yokokuwa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7007
Summit Date 1	1994-10-28
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	2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-86
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shigeru yokokuwa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24506
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7007
Summit Date 1	1994-10-28
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	2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-86
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	24507
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7007
Summit Date 1	1994-10-28
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	2
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	(....-2005) Died 24 Sept 2005 in North Sikkim from avalanche??
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439611
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa wangchuk (dawa ongchu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	24508
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	11
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Gyalje (Pasang Gyalzen)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7007
Summit Date 1	1994-10-28
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	2
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436619
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang gyalje (pasang gyalzen) sherpa
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	24509
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Kazunori
Last Name	Chikui
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7007
Summit Date 1	1994-10-28
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	2
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	(....-1994) Died 10 Nov 1994 on Gimmigela Chuli from exposure
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-86
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazunori chikui
Year of Birth	-
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24510
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Ishimori
Last Name	Takashima
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7007
Summit Date 1	1994-10-28
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	2
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	(....-1994) Died 10 Nov 1994 on Gimmigela Chuli from exposure
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-86
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ishimori takashima
Year of Birth	-
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	24511
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Kensihiro
Last Name	Otaki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	-
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	0
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kensihiro otaki
Year of Birth	-
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	34133
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Susumu
Last Name	Akutagawa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	0
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	susumu akutagawa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34134
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Osamu
Last Name	Kitahara
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	0
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	osamu kitahara
Year of Birth	-
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34135
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Shoji
Last Name	Nakamura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Printer
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	-
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2428566
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shoji nakamura
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	34136
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GIME94301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	GIME
Year	1994
Season	3
First Name	Osamu
Last Name	Wada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	0
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	osamu wada
Year of Birth	-
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

11 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Shigeru Yokokuwa	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gyalje (Pasang Gyalzen) Sherpa	M	1964	Nepal	H-A Worker	Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Kazunori Chikui	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ishimori Takashima	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Kensihiro Otaki	M	-	Japan	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Susumu Akutagawa	M	-	Japan	Climber	Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Osamu Kitahara	M	-	Japan	Climber	Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Shoji Nakamura	M	1942	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Printer	Details Other expeditions
Osamu Wada	M	-	Japan	Climber	Japan	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.