Lhotse | 1986 W Face

A Japan expedition to Lhotse in 1986 via W Face, led by Masaaki Fukushima. Summit reached on 4th May 1986. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	525
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Masaaki Fukushima
Sponsor	Bernina Alpine Club Lhotse Expedition 1986
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	13th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1986-03-31
Summit Date	1986-05-04
Summit Time	0845
Summit Days	34
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8516
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
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	-
Campsites	BC(31/03,5350m),C1(18/04,6100m),C2(25/04,6400m),C3(30/04,7300m),C4(03/05,7900m),Smt(04/05)
Route Notes	BC at 5850m at bottom of Khumbu Icefall C1 at 6100m at top of Icefall C2 at 6400m in Western Cwm C3 at 7300m on West Face C4 at 7900m at top of couloir. Difficulty: rock in couloir. Weather problem was strong wind and often low cloud preventing seeing route. Second summit bid not made because all others now tired and not very well. Oxygen used in C3 and C4 for sleeping and for summit climb.
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Journeys
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2449351
Year	1986
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face

Members

Field	Value
ID	16415
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Naomi
Last Name	Sato
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Yokohama, Japan
Occupation	Unemployed
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	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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2435402
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	naomi sato
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	25
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	16416
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Masaaki
Last Name	Fukushima
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Office worker
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	1986-05-04
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	13
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	C3 & C4 above
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	2431501
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masaaki fukushima
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	16417
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Toshihide
Last Name	Haruki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Yokohama, 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	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	1986-05-04
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	13
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	C3 & C4 above
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	2435507
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	toshihide haruki
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16418
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Yuka
Last Name	Ogino
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Yokohama, 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)	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	False
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	2437123
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yuka ogino
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16419
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Nima Dorje (Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	30
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	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	1986-05-04
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	13
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
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	2433161
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima dorje (dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	16420
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Nima Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lukla, 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	1986-05-04
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	13
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
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	-2078
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	16421
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LHOT
Year	1986
Season	1
First Name	Isao
Last Name	Watanabe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Occupation	Office worker
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)	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	False
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	2433069
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	isao watanabe
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1986
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Deputy

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Naomi Sato	F	1961	Japan	BC Manager	Yokohama, Japan	Unemployed	Details Other expeditions
Masaaki Fukushima	M	1950	Japan	Leader	Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Toshihide Haruki	M	1961	Japan	Climber	Yokohama, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Yuka Ogino	F	1966	Japan	Climber	Yokohama, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje (Dorje) Sherpa	M	1955	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Temba Sherpa	M	1956	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lukla, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Isao Watanabe	M	1954	Japan	Deputy Leader	Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	242
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Reference ID	01
Year	1986
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1987
Language	-
Citation	61:233 (1987)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4254
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Reference ID	02
Year	1986
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	110:9 (Jul 1986)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6683
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Reference ID	03
Year	1986
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1987
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	:269 (1987)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6894
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Reference ID	04
Year	1986
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1987
Language	Japanese
Citation	:55 (1987)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7245
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Reference ID	05
Year	1986
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Endo, Yuka
Title	Youthful Days in the Himalaya
Publisher	Ashai Shimbum, Tokyo
Publication Date	1989
Language	Japanese
Citation	-
Yak 94	jA229
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12318
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LHOT86101
Reference ID	06
Year	1986
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198723303/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LHOT86101	AAJ	Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	61:233 (1987)	-
LHOT86101	MM	-	-	-	110:9 (Jul 1986)	-
LHOT86101	IWA	-	-	-	:269 (1987)	-
LHOT86101	IWA	-	-	-	:55 (1987)	-
LHOT86101	-	Endo, Yuka	Youthful Days in the Himalaya	Ashai Shimbum, Tokyo	-	jA229
LHOT86101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198723303/Asia-Nepal-Lhotse	-	-	-