Purkhung | 2004 W Ridge

A Japan expedition to Purkhung in 2004 via W Ridge, led by Yuichiro Ishihara. Summit reached on 16th August 2004. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4719
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Yuichiro Ishihara
Sponsor	Tokyo Workers Alpine Federation
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2004-08-07
Summit Date	2004-08-16
Summit Time	1445
Summit Days	9
Total Days	11
Termination Date	2004-08-18
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6126
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	11
Summit Members	8
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	11
Summit Hired	6
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(07/08,5175m),C1(15/08,5450m),Smt(16/08)
Route Notes	BC north of Thorung Phedi C1 on West Ridge. Arrived Nepal 25 Jul, left KTM 26 July to Pokhara by bus, Pokhara to Jomsom by air then to Muktinath Thorong Pheriche. BC to C1 easy but from C1 to top many crevasses and icefold. 100m high ice climb of 65-degree wall at 5700m height. 3 members had headaches in C1 and down to BC from there while others to top, starting from C1 at 3:40 am and on top 14:45 hours and slept in C1 which reached 20:00 hours. Returned to KTM by helicopter from Honde in Manang.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa Summit Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2456723
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	36235
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	02
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Satoru
Last Name	Endo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Businessman
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429782
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	satoru endo
Year of Birth	1945
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36236
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	03
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Hirayusu
Last Name	Hatsushiya
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Businessman
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-84
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hirayusu hatsushiya
Year of Birth	-
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36237
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	04
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Eriko
Last Name	Ichnose
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Businessman
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)	5450
Summit Date 1	2004-08-15
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	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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	-14
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eriko ichnose
Year of Birth	-
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36238
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	01
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Yuichiro
Last Name	Ishihara
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Cook
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435869
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yuichiro ishihara
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	36239
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	05
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Teruyuki
Last Name	Iwasaki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Retired businessman (now house-husband)
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430105
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	teruyuki iwasaki
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36240
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	06
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Tohru
Last Name	Iwase
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, 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)	5450
Summit Date 1	2004-08-15
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	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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2431709
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tohru iwase
Year of Birth	1951
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36241
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	07
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Atsumi
Last Name	Karasima
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	70
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Retired businessman
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)	5450
Summit Date 1	2004-08-15
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	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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	-14
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	atsumi karasima
Year of Birth	-
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36242
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	08
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Chizuko
Last Name	Kono
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Maternity nurse
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
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	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	(1946-2013) Died 24 May 2013 on Dhaulagiri from exhaustion
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430071
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chizuko kono
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36243
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	09
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Terukai
Last Name	Kubo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kamatsi, Iwate, Japan
Occupation	Retired businessman
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-84
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	terukai kubo
Year of Birth	-
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36244
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	10
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Kazuko
Last Name	Takano
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Housewife
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428188
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazuko takano
Year of Birth	1941
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36245
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	11
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Hiroshi
Last Name	Yumoto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Businessman
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2429307
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroshi yumoto
Year of Birth	1944
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	36246
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	17
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Pem Tenji (Pemba Tenzi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sotang, Solukhumbu
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436250
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pem tenji (pemba tenzi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	36247
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	13
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Da Chhemba (Dachhamba)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gudel-5, Solukhumbu
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	Atop Everest with Mrs Kono on 20 May 2004
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437855
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da chhemba (dachhamba) sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	36248
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	14
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Gelu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-84
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gelu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	36249
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	15
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Lhakpa Tenzi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-84
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa tenzi sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	36250
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	12
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Ang Kami
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gudel-5, Solukhumbu
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)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443137
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang kami sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	36251
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Member ID	16
Peak ID	PURK
Year	2004
Season	2
First Name	Ongchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6126
Summit Date 1	2004-08-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-84
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ongchu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

17 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Satoru Endo	M	1945	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Businessman	Details Other expeditions
Hirayusu Hatsushiya	M	-	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Businessman	Details Other expeditions
Eriko Ichnose	M	-	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Businessman	Details Other expeditions
Yuichiro Ishihara	M	1962	Japan	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Cook	Details Other expeditions
Teruyuki Iwasaki	M	1946	Japan	Climber	Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan	Retired businessman (now house-husband)	Details Other expeditions
Tohru Iwase	M	1951	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Atsumi Karasima	M	-	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Retired businessman	Details Other expeditions
Chizuko Kono	F	1946	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Maternity nurse	Details Other expeditions
Terukai Kubo	M	-	Japan	Climber	Kamatsi, Iwate, Japan	Retired businessman	Details Other expeditions
Kazuko Takano	F	1941	Japan	Climber	Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Yumoto	M	1944	Japan	Climber	Saitama-shi, Saitama, Japan	Businessman	Details Other expeditions
Pem Tenji (Pemba Tenzi) Sherpa	M	1963	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sotang, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Chhemba (Dachhamba) Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gudel-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Gelu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tenzi Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gudel-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ongchu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	6405
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Reference ID	01
Year	2004
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2005
Language	-
Citation	79:386 (2005)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6406
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Reference ID	02
Year	2004
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth & Nakmura, Tomotsu
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2005
Language	-
Citation	79:385 (2005)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6456
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Reference ID	03
Year	2004
Type	3
Journal	CLIM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2006
Language	-
Citation	12:67 (Feb 2006)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10654
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Reference ID	04
Year	2004
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200538502/Asia-Nepal-Mustang-Region-Damodar-Himal-Purkhang-First-Ascent
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10656
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	PURK04201
Reference ID	05
Year	2004
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200538601/Asia-Nepal-Mustang-Region-Manang-Region-Purkhang-First-Ascent
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
PURK04201	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	79:386 (2005)	-
PURK04201	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth & Nakmura, Tomotsu	-	-	79:385 (2005)	-
PURK04201	CLIM	-	-	-	12:67 (Feb 2006)	-
PURK04201	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200538502/Asia-Nepal-Mustang-Region-Damodar-Himal-Purkhang-First-Ascent	-	-	-
PURK04201	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200538601/Asia-Nepal-Mustang-Region-Manang-Region-Purkhang-First-Ascent	-	-	-