Sita Chuchura | 1995 N Ridge from E
A Japan expedition to Sita Chuchura in 1995 via N Ridge from E, led by Kuniharu Okawa. Summit reached on 4th April 1995. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1422 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | SITA95101 |
| Peak ID | SITA |
| Year | 1995 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Ridge from E |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Kuniharu Okawa |
| Sponsor | JAC Youth Section Sita Chuchura Expedition 1995 |
| 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 | French Pass |
| Basecamp Date | 1995-03-24 |
| Summit Date | 1995-04-04 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 17 |
| Termination Date | 1995-04-10 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5550m due to deep snow, avalanche danger and strong wind |
| High Point (m) | 5550 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 3 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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(24/03,5100m),ABC(24/03,5250m),C1(04/04,5550m),xxx(04/04,5550m) |
| Route Notes | BC before French Pass ABC deposit before French Pass C1 at south side of ridge west from Pass. BC not at French Pass because too much snow and very strong wind at pass. C1 just little down on south side of ridge running west from French Pass. Had stayed at deposit camp/ABC 1 March to 3 April. Then night at C1 and then decided to go down: avalanche danger, deep snow falling every evening and strong wind. Every day deep snow above Koreans. 5th April to ABC and 7th April to BC. Then had trouble with deep snow below BC to Dhampus Pass and had to stay BC 3 days. 3 members and no Sherpas not enough manpower; should be at least 6 people; also maybe came too early. |
| Accidents | Nothing |
| Achievement | 1st spring attempt |
| Agency | Himalayan Culture Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453382 |
| Year | 1995 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n ridge from e |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuniharu Okawa | M | 1967 | Japan | Leader | Yoshikawa-machi, Saitama, Japan | Financial planner | Details Other expeditions |
| Masakazu Okuda | M | 1966 | Japan | Climber | Ise, Mie, Japan | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Akihito Tsujino | M | 1968 | Japan | Climber | Ichijima-cho, Hikami, Hyogo, Japan | University student of education | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SITA95101 | AAJ | - | - | - | 70:273 (1996) | - |
| SITA95101 | HIGH | - | - | - | 155:19 (Oct 1995) | - |
| SITA95101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199627301/Asia-Nepal-Sita-Chuchura-Attempt | - | - | - |