Lhotse | 2004 W Face

A Japan expedition to Lhotse in 2004 via W Face, led by Noryuki Muraguchi. Summit reached on 15th May 2004. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4642
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT04107
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2004
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Noryuki Muraguchi
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	94th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla->Thyangboche->BC
Basecamp Date	2004-04-08
Summit Date	2004-05-15
Summit Time	1530
Summit Days	37
Total Days	48
Termination Date	2004-05-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	500
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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-041-59)
Campsites	BC(08/04,5300m),C1(16/04,6000m),C2(21/04,6400m),C3(13/05,7300m),C4(14/05,7800m),Smt(15/05)
Route Notes	Started from C4 at 1:30 am, summited at 3:30 pm, stayed for 30 minutes. Weather very coarse but could make pictures. 6-7 of Korean team and 2-3 Swiss team climbed at the same time. Also 3 climbing Sherpas from other teams. Came down to C4 at 6 pm. Oxygen: Members in C3, to the C3, in C4, to the South, to C4, in C4, to C3, in C3. Sherpas: from C4, summit, to C4, in C4. Sherpa summiters: Ang Pasang Sherpa, Thami, 35, Everest X5 Karchen Dawa Sherpa, 34, Khumjung, Lhotse X1, Everest X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	Oldest Japanese woman
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	EVER04159
Checksum	2455865
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	35797
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT04107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Noriyuki
Last Name	Muraguchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Cameraman
Leader	True
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)	8516
Summit Date 1	2004-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	94
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	In C3->C4, in C4->top->C4, in C4->C3, in C3
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	2433584
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	noriyuki muraguchi
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	35798
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT04107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Tamae
Last Name	Watanabe
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1938
Calculated Age	65
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kawaguchikomachi, Yamanashi, Japan
Occupation	Retired civil servant, now freelance writer
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)	8516
Summit Date 1	2004-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	94
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	In C3->C4, in C4->top->C4, in C4->C3, in C3
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	2427204
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tamae watanabe
Year of Birth	1938
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	66
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	35799
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT04107
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Ang Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
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)	8516
Summit Date 1	2004-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	94
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4->top->C4, in C4
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	2437612
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	35800
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT04107
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Karchen Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
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)	8516
Summit Date 1	2004-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1530
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	94
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4->top->C4, in C4
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	2437037
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karchen dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Noriyuki Muraguchi	M	1956	Japan	Leader	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Tamae Watanabe	F	1938	Japan	Climber	Kawaguchikomachi, Yamanashi, Japan	Retired civil servant, now freelance writer	Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Karchen Dawa Sherpa	M	1965	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.