Lhotse | 2003 W Face

A Japan expedition to Lhotse in 2003 via W Face, led by Yasunari Yamashita, Taro Tanigawa. Summit reached on 10th May 2003. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4344
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT03113
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Yasunari Yamashita, Taro Tanigawa
Sponsor Tokyo University of Agriculture Alpine Club Everest
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 81st
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-03-26
Summit Date 2003-05-10
Summit Time 1020
Summit Days 45
Total Days 61
Termination Date 2003-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8516
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 10
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 Climbed Everest (EVER-031-40)
Campsites BC(26/03,5300m),C1(30/04,6100m),C2(08/04,6500m),C3(18/04,7300m),C4(04/05,7800m),Smt(10/05)
Route Notes C1 at top of icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 on Lhotse West Face. Summit team left C4 at 6:00 am - 5 members and 3 Sherpas: Tanigawa on top at 10:20 am and stayed 1-1/2 hours on top; Hirose on top at 11:30 am and stayed 30 minutes; Nagakubo and Yoshida on top at 13:15 hours and 15 minutes; Nakamura on top at 13:30 hours and stayed 15 minutes; Phurba Tshiring on top at 13:40 hours; Lhakpa Dorje on top at 13:30 hours and Da Gyalzen on top at 12:30 hours. All 3 Sherpas stayed on top 15 minutes; all summiters returned to C4 that day. Summiters returned to BC 12 May. All used oxygen except Lhakpa Dorje. Sherpa summiters: Phurba/Tsheirng, Saframa, Lokhim, Solu, 1968, Lhotse X1, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1, Manaslu Lhakpa Dorje, Kurima, Sotang, Solu, 27/3/66, Everest X2 Dawa Gyalzen/Da Gyalzen, Lokhim-9, Solu, 35 years old, 1st 8000er (ascent of Dhaulagiri I on 2/04/01 by Japanese (Ishii) claimed incorrectly) Lhakpa Dorje said: he used no oxygen but other Sherpas used it climbing from C4 to top to (but not in) C4; members used oxygen sleeping in C4, climbing top, down to C4 and in C4.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID EVER03140
Checksum 2455493
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kuniaki Fukutome M 1975 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan Gardener Details Other expeditions
Kenta Hirose M 1970 Japan Climber Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Gardener Details Other expeditions
Toshihiro Iizuka M 1976 Japan Climber Gunma-gun, Gunma, Japan Gardener Details Other expeditions
Koji Nagakubo M 1969 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Gardener Details Other expeditions
Kazusada Nakamura M 1973 Japan Climber Ashigarakami, Kanagawa, Japan Designer of women's clothing Details Other expeditions
Nobuyoshi Ohira M 1946 Japan Climber Oita-shi, Oita, Japan Head of construction company Details Other expeditions
Taro Tanigawa M 1967 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Saki salesman Details Other expeditions
Takeshi Yamamura M 1982 Japan Climber Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Yuichi Yoshida M 1970 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Carpenter Details Other expeditions
Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Chitre, Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gyalzen (Da Gyalzen) Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.