Ratna Chuli | 2008 W Ridge

A Japan expedition to Ratna Chuli in 2008 via W Ridge, led by Toichi Ichimura. Summit reached on 4th October 2008. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6286
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID RATC08301
Peak ID RATC
Year 2008
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Toichi Ichimura
Sponsor 2008 Kochi Ratna Chuli Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Besisahar->Tal->Temang Besi->Koto->Meta->Kayang->Phu Gaon->Kharka
Basecamp Date 2008-09-18
Summit Date 2008-10-04
Summit Time 1405
Summit Days 16
Total Days 29
Termination Date 2008-10-17
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7035
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 2100
Total Members 9
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 5
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(18/09,5200m),ABC(27/09,5700m),C1(29/09,6200m),C2(02/10,6800m),Smt(04/10)
Route Notes Kariya, Yamamoto, Tul, Durge, Dhan, Kitap and Ang Dawa left C2 at 4:30 am, reached summit at 2:05 pm, stayed on summit for 30 minutes, descended to C2 at 6:30 pm. Next day members to C1. Nepali climbers to BC. Members descended to ABC on 6 Oct and 7 Oct to BC. Second attempt by Fukata and Takemura reached C2 on 10 Oct. They were exhausted and gave up. Ichimura, Igaki, Irimajiri, Nakajima and Oshioka went up to C1 and did not try to go further climbing due to tiredness. The team returned to Kathmandu on 22 Oct and will leave on 29 Oct. Fixed rope: 2100m different places.
Accidents Minor frostbite in fingers of Oshioka
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458282
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hiroshi Fukata M 1945 Japan Climber Kochi-shi, Kochi, Japan Retired Details Other expeditions
Toichi Ichimura M 1940 Japan Leader Kochi-shi, Kochi, Japan Teacher Details Other expeditions
Masatoshi Igaki M 1947 Japan Climber Kochi-shi, Kochi, Japan Retired Details Other expeditions
Tadashi Irimajiri M 1943 Japan Climber Kochi-shi, Kochi, Japan Retired Details Other expeditions
Norimitsu Kariya M 1947 Japan Climber Kochi-shi, Kochi, Japan Office chief Details Other expeditions
Koiti Nakajima M 1941 Japan Climber Kochi-shi, Kochi, Japan Retired Details Other expeditions
Eiichiro Oshioka M 1949 Japan Climber Kochi-shi, Kochi, Japan Office worker Details Other expeditions
Yoshihito Takemura M 1941 Japan Climber Kochi-shi, Kochi, Japan Retired Details Other expeditions
Seiji Yamamoto M 1945 Japan Climber Kochi-shi, Kochi, Japan Retired Details Other expeditions
Tul Bahadur Tamang M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Durge Bahadur Tamang M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dhan Kumar Tamang M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kitap Sing Tamang M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Tamang M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Kerung-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.