Lhotse | 2001 S Face

A Japan expedition to Lhotse in 2001 via S Face, led by Osamu Tanabe. Summit reached on 18th December 2001. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3950
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	4
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Osamu Tanabe
Sponsor	40th Anniversary JAC-Tokai Winter Lhotse South Face Exp 2001
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	Via Chhukung to Lhotse Glacier and on glacier
Basecamp Date	2001-11-14
Summit Date	2001-12-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	34
Total Days	41
Termination Date	2001-12-25
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7600m due to fierce winds
High Point (m)	7600
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	3900
Total Members	7
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	15
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(14/11,5200m),C1(01/12,5900m),C2(06/12,7100m),xxx(18/12,7600m)
Route Notes	BC north of Island Peak C1 on South Face C2 on South Face High point on South Face. In Nov made route to C1 but had ice blocks and rock falls, very dangerous, so could not make C1 at 6400m, so made camp at 5900m instead. Very strong winds on 18th and 19th Dec and so gave up. Tanabe slept in C2 both nights. 20th Tanabe climbed to 7300m but could go no higher with such winds and decided to stop expedition. Face is about 3300m high. All 5 members and 8 Sherpas used oxygen sleeping in C2; above C2 members and Sherpas used above C2 on 18th Tanabe and 2 Sherpas used it (Sherpas only in morning when very cold); Tobita used in BC when sick. 4 Japanese hit by rock fall; some Sherpas also. Above C1 to C2 dangerous from rock fall after 8:30 am so Sherpas started climbing at midnight and Japanese at 4:00 am. Below 7000m not so cold, but at C2 -30 to -35 degrees. Not difficult technically. Route was near 1981 Yugoslav route.
Accidents	Tobita cerebral edema, went to BC only and left exped 26 Nov; Suzuki had chronic back pain, went to C1 once and left exped 15 Dec
Achievement	-
Agency	Rolwaling Excursion
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454938
Year	2001
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s face

Members

Field	Value
ID	30996
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	4
First Name	Yasuhiro
Last Name	Hanatani
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Sarashina, Nagano, Japan
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	7100
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2441041
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yasuhiro hanatani
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30997
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	4
First Name	Otani
Last Name	Hisao
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Yokohama, Japan
Occupation	Engineer
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)	7100
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438493
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	otani hisao
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30998
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	4
First Name	Manabu
Last Name	Miyoshi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
Occupation	Driver
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)	7100
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437519
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	manabu miyoshi
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	30999
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	4
First Name	Mikio
Last Name	Suzuki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kyoto, Japan
Occupation	Office worker
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)	5900
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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Left 15 Dec (chronic back pain)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2437607
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mikio suzuki
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31000
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	4
First Name	Masamiki
Last Name	Takine
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Occupation	Post office employee
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	7100
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C2
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2432006
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masamiki takine
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	31001
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	4
First Name	Osamu
Last Name	Tanabe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	2001-12-18
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	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435363
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	osamu tanabe
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31002
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	4
First Name	Kazuo
Last Name	Tobita
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Telephone engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Left on 30 Nov (cerebral edema)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2429900
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazuo tobita
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	55
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	43574
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	4
First Name	Mingma Tshering/Tsiri
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	2001-12-18
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	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438850
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma tshering/tsiri sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	43575
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Member ID	09
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2001
Season	4
First Name	Nima Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	2001-12-18
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	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	1
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2440961
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Yasuhiro Hanatani	M	1976	Japan	Climber	Sarashina, Nagano, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Otani Hisao	M	1969	Japan	Climber	Yokohama, Japan	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Manabu Miyoshi	M	1966	Japan	Climber	Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan	Driver	Details Other expeditions
Mikio Suzuki	M	1967	Japan	Climber	Kyoto, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Masamiki Takine	M	1951	Japan	Deputy Leader	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan	Post office employee	Details Other expeditions
Osamu Tanabe	M	1961	Japan	Leader	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Kazuo Tobita	M	1946	Japan	Climber	Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan	Telephone engineer	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1976	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5730
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Reference ID	01
Year	2001
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Tanabe, Osamu
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2002
Language	-
Citation	76:416-417 (2002)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5745
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Reference ID	02
Year	2001
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Tanabe, Osamu
Title	Lhotse South Face in Winter
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2002
Language	-
Citation	58:156-159 (2002)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5746
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Reference ID	03
Year	2001
Type	2
Journal	JAN
Author	Tanabe, Osamu
Title	Lhotse South Face in Winter
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2002
Language	English
Citation	2:1-2 (Apr 2002)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6057
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Reference ID	04
Year	2001
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Tanabe, Osamu
Title	Lhotse South Face in Winter 2001
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2002
Language	English
Citation	97:A28-29 (2002)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6058
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Reference ID	05
Year	2001
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Tanabe, Osamu
Title	Lhotse South Face in Winter 2001
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2002
Language	Japanese
Citation	97:171-177 (2002)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10744
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Reference ID	06
Year	2001
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200241600/Asia-Nepal-Khumbu-Himal-Lhotse-South-Face-Winter-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13396
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Reference ID	07
Year	2001
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/58/18/expeditions-and-notes-58/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13992
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT01401
Reference ID	08
Year	2001
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.jac.or.jp/english/jan/vol2/Lhotse.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

8 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT01401	AAJ	Tanabe, Osamu	-	-	76:416-417 (2002)	-
LHOT01401	HJ	Tanabe, Osamu	Lhotse South Face in Winter	-	58:156-159 (2002)	-
LHOT01401	JAN	Tanabe, Osamu	Lhotse South Face in Winter	-	2:1-2 (Apr 2002)	-
LHOT01401	JAC	Tanabe, Osamu	Lhotse South Face in Winter 2001	-	97:A28-29 (2002)	-
LHOT01401	JAC	Tanabe, Osamu	Lhotse South Face in Winter 2001	-	97:171-177 (2002)	-
LHOT01401	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200241600/Asia-Nepal-Khumbu-Himal-Lhotse-South-Face-Winter-Attempt	-	-	-
LHOT01401	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/58/18/expeditions-and-notes-58/	-	-	-
LHOT01401	-	-	http://www.jac.or.jp/english/jan/vol2/Lhotse.pdf	-	-	-