Gyachung Kang | 2000 SE Ridge (intended)

A Japan expedition to Gyachung Kang in 2000 via SE Ridge (intended), led by Takashi Shiro. Summit reached on 24th April 2000. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3584
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GYAC00101
Peak ID GYAC
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Ridge (intended)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Takashi Shiro
Sponsor Osaka Kiho Alpine Club Gyachung Kang Expedition 2000 Spring
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2000-04-01
Summit Date 2000-04-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 23
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2000-05-01
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5600m due to no route across glacier
High Point (m) 5600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 0
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 Attempted Hunchi (HCHI-001-01)
Campsites BC(01/04,5200m),ABC(04/04,5200m),xxx(24/04,5600m)
Route Notes BC at Ngozumba Glacier C1 at Ngozumba Glacier (same altitude as BC) High point at Ngozumba Glacier west of Nup La. Ngojumba Glacier very difficult, many crevasses, some over 5 meters wide. Stayed 20 days on glacier, but despite trying four different routes to reach Nup La site for C1, we could not succeed. "Never touched" the mountain. Last winter little snow so now icefall broken and many open crevasses. 5600m reached by Ang Phurba, Mingma Nuru and Ang Tsering Sherpa. After abandoning Gyachung Kang on 27 April, attempted by a SW Ridge to reach point 7018m (Hunchi), but could not go above 5600m because steep difficult rock and ice. 30 April to Pt 6283m on ridge running southeast by all 4 members and same 3 Sherpas as reached 5600m in attempting Gyachung Kang.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2454019
Year 2000
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se ridge (intended)

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tadashi Morita M 1950 Japan Climber Osaka, Japan Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Kanji Shimizu M 1943 Japan Climber Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Takashi Shiro M 1937 Japan Leader Suita, Osaka, Japan President of company performing Details Other expeditions
Kojiro Tuchiya M 1939 Japan Climber Kashihara, Osaka, Japan Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Nuru Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GYAC00101 HIGH - - - 219:73 (Feb 2001) -