Purkhung | 2009 S Face

A Japan expedition to Purkhung in 2009 via S Face, led by Hidekazu Takahashi. Summit reached on 19th March 2009. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6314
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Expedition ID PURK09101
Peak ID PURK
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Hidekazu Takahashi
Sponsor Juntendo University Alpine Club Expedition to Mt. Purkhang
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 (see route notes)
Basecamp Date 2009-03-15
Summit Date 2009-03-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 4
Total Days 5
Termination Date 2009-03-20
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5700m due to difficult, steep face
High Point (m) 5700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(15/03,4800m),C1(18/03,5600m),xxx(19/03,5700m)
Route Notes Approach: bus to Bhulbhule, n to Dharapani, w to Chana & Pisang village Ledab, & east side of Thorang Phedi. BC south of the mountain C1 on South Face. South Face was very easy 45-degree climb on ice to 5700m, but from 5700m face steepened to 60 degrees to 6000m and 90 degrees from 6000m to top at 6120m. Became very difficult above 5700m. Hired: Pasang Tamang, 4/12/68, Deusa, Solu
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458404
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s face

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yoichi Akazawa M 1985 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Yosuke Katsuda M 1985 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Toshiyuki Onodera M 1985 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Hidekazu Takahashi M 1983 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Tetsuro Yokokawa M 1984 Japan Climber Somachi, Fukushima, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Takashi Yoshida M 1987 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tamang M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
PURK09101 JAN - - - 11:130 (July 2010) -
PURK09101 - - http://jac.or.jp/english/images/vol11/jan-vol11-128-132.pdf - - -