Ratna Chuli | 1996 W Ridge via W Smt

A Japan expedition to Ratna Chuli in 1996 via W Ridge via W Smt, led by Mitsunori Watanabe. Summit reached on 14th October 1996. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2075
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Ridge via W Smt
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Mitsunori Watanabe
Sponsor	Nepal Police-Shinshu University Joint Himalaya Exp 1996
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	1st-3rd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Nepal
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1996-09-20
Summit Date	1996-10-14
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	24
Total Days	32
Termination Date	1996-10-22
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7035
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	2250
Total Members	12
Summit Members	11
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(20/09,5200m),ABC(30/09,5500m),C1(01/10,6000m),C2(08/10,6550m),Smt(14,16,18/10)
Route Notes	BC at east of Phu village (side of glacier) ABC at side of glacier C1 on plateau west of West Ridge C2 on West Ridge just east of West Peak. From C2 to main summit 1500 meters: very long avilable for another camp before summit. Whole route not technically difficult, but fixed rope from ABC to C1; C1 to C2 and C2 to top 900m because Japanese members 20 yrs to 54 yrs old and Nepalese members also wanted rope fixed. People of Phugaon very difficult: work only 1-2 hrs/day, very uncooperative (Tibetans). C2 establishment dealyed by heavy snowfall. High altitude porters: Durga Bahadur Tamang Tul Bahadur Tamang Nooru (Nuru) Sherpa (Sirdar) Phul Bahadur Rai Dambar Bahadur Gurung
Accidents	Doctor broke ankle on return march; sick kitchen boy
Achievement	1st ascent in 1st attempt
Agency	Cosmo Treks/Nepal Police
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2453897
Year	1996
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	w ridge via w smt

Members

Field	Value
ID	20906
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	14
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Phul Bahadur
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Jubacheme, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-16
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	2
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	-126
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phul bahadur rai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	20907
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	13
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Dambar Bahadur
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Mukli, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-18
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	3
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	-126
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dambar bahadur gurung
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	20892
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Yasuhiro
Last Name	Hanatani
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Oka, Nagano, Japan
Occupation	Education student
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-16
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	2
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	2440895
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yasuhiro hanatani
Year of Birth	1976
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20893
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Tetsuo
Last Name	Kaneko
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Bridge engineer
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-18
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	3
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	2429667
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tetsuo kaneko
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20894
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Shigetomo
Last Name	Kobayashi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	19
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Sakaikawa, Yamana-shi, Japan
Occupation	Student of culture
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-18
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	3
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	2441077
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shigetomo kobayashi
Year of Birth	1977
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	19
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20895
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Masao
Last Name	Nomura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1941
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Japan
Status	General Leader
Residence	Nakamura, Nagano, Japan
Occupation	Electronics shop owner
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-16
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	2
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	2428208
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masao nomura
Year of Birth	1941
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	20896
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Katsuhiko
Last Name	Sawada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Yono, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Staff member of medical supplies manufacturing company
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-14
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	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	2434297
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	katsuhiko sawada
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20897
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Osamu
Last Name	Tanabe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climbing Leader
Residence	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-14
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	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	2435217
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	osamu tanabe
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	20898
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	12
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Kenichi
Last Name	Uchida
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Forester
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-18
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	3
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	2437738
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenichi uchida
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20899
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Mitsunori
Last Name	Watanabe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Occupation	Staff member of forest development corporation
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-16
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	2
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	2431443
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mitsunori watanabe
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	20900
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Santa Bahadur
Last Name	Ale
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Chhanchhandi, Syangja, Gandaki Zone
Occupation	Police officer at police academy
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-14
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	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	2437220
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	santa bahadur ale
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20901
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Gita Bahadur
Last Name	Joshi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Taluwa, Okhaldhunga
Occupation	Police officer at police academy
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-16
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	2
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	2434256
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gita bahadur joshi
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20902
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Gupta Bahadur
Last Name	Rana
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Bhairawa, Rupandehi, Lumbini Zone
Occupation	Senior police officer at police academy
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	2429683
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gupta bahadur rana
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	51
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	20903
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	11
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Ram Kaji
Last Name	Sivakoti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Sunkhani, Dolakha
Occupation	Police officer at police acadamy
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-18
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	3
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	-126
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ram kaji sivakoti
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	20904
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	17
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Tul Bahadur
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Deusa, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-14
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	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	2437276
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tul bahadur tamang
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	20905
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	16
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Durge Bahadur
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Deusa, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-14
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	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	2435263
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	durge bahadur tamang
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	24496
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Member ID	15
Peak ID	RATC
Year	1996
Season	3
First Name	Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	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)	7035
Summit Date 1	1996-10-16
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	2
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	-2081
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

17 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Phul Bahadur Rai	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Jubacheme, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dambar Bahadur Gurung	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Mukli, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Yasuhiro Hanatani	M	1976	Japan	Climber	Oka, Nagano, Japan	Education student	Details Other expeditions
Tetsuo Kaneko	M	1945	Japan	Climber	Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan	Bridge engineer	Details Other expeditions
Shigetomo Kobayashi	M	1977	Japan	Climber	Sakaikawa, Yamana-shi, Japan	Student of culture	Details Other expeditions
Masao Nomura	M	1941	Japan	General Leader	Nakamura, Nagano, Japan	Electronics shop owner	Details Other expeditions
Katsuhiko Sawada	M	1958	Japan	Climber	Yono, Saitama, Japan	Staff member of medical supplies manufacturing company	Details Other expeditions
Osamu Tanabe	M	1961	Japan	Climbing Leader	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Kenichi Uchida	M	1967	Japan	Climber	Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan	Forester	Details Other expeditions
Mitsunori Watanabe	M	1950	Japan	Leader	Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan	Staff member of forest development corporation	Details Other expeditions
Santa Bahadur Ale	M	1966	Nepal	Climber	Chhanchhandi, Syangja, Gandaki Zone	Police officer at police academy	Details Other expeditions
Gita Bahadur Joshi	M	1958	Nepal	Climber	Taluwa, Okhaldhunga	Police officer at police academy	Details Other expeditions
Gupta Bahadur Rana	M	1945	Nepal	Climber	Bhairawa, Rupandehi, Lumbini Zone	Senior police officer at police academy	Details Other expeditions
Ram Kaji Sivakoti	M	-	Nepal	Climber	Sunkhani, Dolakha	Police officer at police acadamy	Details Other expeditions
Tul Bahadur Tamang	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Deusa, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Durge Bahadur Tamang	M	1961	Nepal	H-A Worker	Deusa, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Nuru Sherpa	M	1955	Nepal	Sirdar	Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3087
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Reference ID	01
Year	1996
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Watanabe, Mitsunori
Title	Nepal Police-Shinshu University Joint Himalayan Expedition 1996
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1997
Language	English
Citation	92:A36-38 (1997)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Route maps in English included in Japanese

Field	Value
ID	3106
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Reference ID	02
Year	1996
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Watanabe, Mitsunori
Title	The First Ascent of Ratna Chuli
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1998
Language	-
Citation	54:187-194 (1998)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3148
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Reference ID	03
Year	1996
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1997
Language	-
Citation	71:291 (1997)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5031
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Reference ID	04
Year	1996
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1997
Language	-
Citation	175:89 (Jun 1997)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6050
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Reference ID	05
Year	1996
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Watanabe, Mitsunori
Title	Nepal Police-Shinshu University Joint Himalayan Expedition 1996
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1997
Language	Japanese
Citation	92:59-66 (1997)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Includes route maps in English

Field	Value
ID	10925
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Reference ID	06
Year	1996
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199729101/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Ratnachuli-First-Ascent
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13428
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	RATC96301
Reference ID	07
Year	1996
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/54/19/expeditions-and-notes-54/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
RATC96301	JAC	Watanabe, Mitsunori	Nepal Police-Shinshu University Joint Himalayan Expedition 1996	-	92:A36-38 (1997)	-
RATC96301	HJ	Watanabe, Mitsunori	The First Ascent of Ratna Chuli	-	54:187-194 (1998)	-
RATC96301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	71:291 (1997)	-
RATC96301	HIGH	-	-	-	175:89 (Jun 1997)	-
RATC96301	JAC	Watanabe, Mitsunori	Nepal Police-Shinshu University Joint Himalayan Expedition 1996	-	92:59-66 (1997)	-
RATC96301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199729101/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Ratnachuli-First-Ascent	-	-	-
RATC96301	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/54/19/expeditions-and-notes-54/	-	-	-