Pokharkang | 2002 N Face from E

A Japan expedition to Pokharkang in 2002 via N Face from E, led by Koichi Kato. Summit reached on 31st October 2002. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4204
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID POKR02302
Peak ID POKR
Year 2002
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face from E
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Koichi Kato
Sponsor 2002 Pokharkan Expedition
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 Beshisehar->Marshyangdi Riv->Koto->Naur Khola->Phu Khola
Basecamp Date 2002-10-19
Summit Date 2002-10-31
Summit Time 1140
Summit Days 12
Total Days 15
Termination Date 2002-11-03
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6346
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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 -
Campsites BC(19/10,4850m),C1(25/10,5360m),C2(28/10,5700m),C3(30/10,6050m),NW.Smt(31/10,6346m)
Route Notes BC at 4850m NNW of Ngoru C1 at 5360m on glacier west of BC. 31 Oct Kato and Panima left C3 at 7:00 am and reached [NW] summit 11:40 am and stayed about 1 hour in clear weather. Kato found nothing on summit but left his visitation card and Khata in stainless steel cup. Down to C3 to sleep and BC 1 Nov. C1 to C2 rocks and snow, C2 to C3 sloping snow face with crevasses. C3 to top 40% snow face. Fixed 200m C3 to top (100m to C2, 100m C2 to C3). Easy climb with fixed rope in place.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455976
Year 2002
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face from e

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Koichi Kato M 1941 Japan Leader Ueki, Kamoto-ku, Kumamoto, Japan Retired manager in telecommunications company Details Other expeditions
Panima (Pa Nima) Sherpa M 1951 Nepal H-A Worker Solu Salong, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
POKR02302 JAN Kato, Koichi First Ascent of Pokharkan 6,346m, Nepal - 3:65-66 (May 2003) -
POKR02302 AAJ Kato, Koichi - - 77:386 (2003) -
POKR02302 HIGH - - - 252:61 (Nov 2003) -
POKR02302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200338601/Asia-Nepal-Damodar-Himal-Pokharkan-First-Ascent - - -
POKR02302 - - http://jac.or.jp/english/images/vol3/jan-vol3-65-66.pdf - - -