Sharphu I | 1963 E side

A Japan expedition to Sharphu I in 1963 via E side, led by Kenji Ishihara. Summit reached on 22nd October 1963. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9944
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	E side
Route 2	S Face
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Kenji Ishihara
Sponsor	Tokyo-Osaka University Joint Himalayan Expedition
Success 1	False
Success 2	True
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	1st-3rd
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1963-10-12
Summit Date	1963-10-22
Summit Time	1330
Summit Days	10
Total Days	16
Termination Date	1963-10-28
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6433
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	1000
Total Members	11
Summit Members	10
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
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	Climbed Tsisima (TSIS-633-01) and Syamdo Kangri (1st); attempted Drohmo (DROM-633-01), Talung (TLNG-633-01) and Merra (MERR-633-01); climbed 2 Tibetan peaks in Ombak Himal (OMBK-633-01)
Campsites	BC(12/10,4100m),C1(14/10,5000m),C2(16/10,5900m),C3(20/10,6500m),Smt(22-23,25/10)
Route Notes	Japanese estimated peak altitude to be 6553m; current HMG-Finnish map shows altitude of 6433m. Hirotani - 12 Sept 63 1st day 22nd Oct - Tatsumi, Miyamoto, Ishinabe attack from C3, 6 am reached peak 1:30 pm very fixed rope 200m. 2nd day 23rd Oct - Hirai, Mori, Dr Kasamatsu and 2 Sherpas Dorje and Ang Tharkey from Namche. 3rd day 25th Oct - Hirano, Hirotani, Hioki, Takahashi and Sirdar Ang Tshering and Dogba [Lhakpa??] Tensing. About 24,000 ft Climbed via south. Tried east first, but very difficult, so went via newly discovered Sharphu Glacier where made C1, C2 and C3 - highest C3 at 6500m. No accidents. Needed many fixed ropes on south side (1000m). At base separated in 2 parties. To Kathmandu: Hirotani, Hioki, Takahashi, Hirai, Mori, Kasamatsu; Hirotani leaves Thursday via Biratnagar and Cal (on Tokyo); others to Kathmandu via Namche early Feb. Most difficult part from C2->C3 - very steep, ice and rock mixed. C2 at 5900m C1 at 5000m BC 4100m 1st party left base Oct 20 for final assault. From Kangbachen Base Camp 16 Oct Sharphu Himal Started 27 Sept with 75 porters from Dharan. After 16 days (12 Oct) arrive base camp at 4150 meters. Wish to climb via East Face but could find no route there, so from SE Ridge and up col to South Face of Sharphu Glacier. 14th Oct established C1 just below Col at about 5000m. Return end Nov. Letter from T. Kasamatsu to Tamura post marked 19 Sept 1965 from Purnea gave return address as C/O British Camp Dharan, Eastern Nepal Ishihara - 10 Sept 63 Expedition's liaison officer Janardan Raj Bhandary (who says he was with Peter Taylor and that the Ang Tharkey with Sharphu Expedition is not same as with Herzog). Ishihara leaves Kathmandu for Calcutta today. Expedition leaves Calcutta for Biratnagar 16 Sept. Liaison officer and Sherpas fly Kathmandu-Biratnagar 15 Sept. Hirano and 3 others will come to KTM in Feb. Hirano - 3 Sept 63 Tokyo Metropolitan University and Osaka Prefecture University from Tokyo-Osaka. Osaka Prefecture University climbed Mt. Nupchu last year and discovered Sharphu whose exact height not known. So want try climb it instead; both Talung and Sharphu virgin peaks; both near Kangchenjunga (Talung on Sikkim-Nepal border; Sharphu little west of border). Leader and 2 members here in Kathmandu. Arrived yesterday. Rest are still in Japan. All arrive Calcutta about 9th Sept. Mid-Sept all to Biratnagar and thence to mountain. Each member doing our field of scientific work also. Also members except 68-year-old leader will climb. Reach base camp beginning Oct; mid or end Oct reach peak. Ishihara - 6 Sept Expedition Sherpas: Dorje Sherpa Ang Tharkey
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2443798
Year	1963
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e side

Members

Field	Value
ID	72928
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Kenji
Last Name	Ishihara
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	68
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	PhD of engineering, Mgr of Tokyo Branch of Japanese Alpine Club
Leader	True
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	False
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	23
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenji ishihara
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	72929
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Masahito
Last Name	Hirano
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	Bachelor of economy member of Namura Shipyard Co.
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masahito hirano
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	72930
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Yoshihiro
Last Name	Hirotani
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climbing Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	Bachelor of Science
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yoshihiro hirotani
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	72931
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Susumu
Last Name	Hioki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Master of engineering
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	susumu hioki
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72932
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Takayuki
Last Name	Hirai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Bachelor of Science
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takayuki hirai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72933
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Takao
Last Name	Ishinabe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Bachelor of Science
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takao ishinabe
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72934
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Takuji
Last Name	Kasamatsu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Physician
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takuji kasamatsu
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72935
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Chiharu
Last Name	Miyamoto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Bachelor of arts
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1330
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chiharu miyamoto
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72936
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Michihiko
Last Name	Mori
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Student at Osaka Prefectural University
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michihiko mori
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72937
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Chutaro
Last Name	Takahashi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Bachelor of Science, Vice president of Takahashi Manufacturing Co.
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chutaro takahashi
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72938
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	11
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Yuzo
Last Name	Tatsumi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Student at Osaka Prefectural University
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yuzo tatsumi
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72939
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	12
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Ang Tharkay
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Namche Bazar, Khumbu
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)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang tharkay sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	72940
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	13
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Ang Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1910
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Darjeeling, India
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)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	HC #36; aka Ang Tsering I
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	36
Checksum	-1976
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1910
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	72941
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	14
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kathmandu
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)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	72942
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Member ID	15
Peak ID	SPH1
Year	1963
Season	3
First Name	Lhakpa Tsering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Cook
Residence	Namche Bazar, Khumbu
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)	6433
Summit Date 1	1963-10-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
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	(....-1970) Died 19 Oct 1970 on Peak 29 from fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-66
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa tsering sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1963
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

15 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kenji Ishihara	M	-	Japan	Leader	-	PhD of engineering, Mgr of Tokyo Branch of Japanese Alpine Club	Details Other expeditions
Masahito Hirano	M	-	Japan	Deputy Leader	-	Bachelor of economy member of Namura Shipyard Co.	Details Other expeditions
Yoshihiro Hirotani	M	-	Japan	Climbing Leader	-	Bachelor of Science	Details Other expeditions
Susumu Hioki	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Master of engineering	Details Other expeditions
Takayuki Hirai	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Bachelor of Science	Details Other expeditions
Takao Ishinabe	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Bachelor of Science	Details Other expeditions
Takuji Kasamatsu	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Chiharu Miyamoto	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Bachelor of arts	Details Other expeditions
Michihiko Mori	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Student at Osaka Prefectural University	Details Other expeditions
Chutaro Takahashi	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Bachelor of Science, Vice president of Takahashi Manufacturing Co.	Details Other expeditions
Yuzo Tatsumi	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	Student at Osaka Prefectural University	Details Other expeditions
Ang Tharkay Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshering Sherpa	M	1910	Nepal	Sirdar	Darjeeling, India	-	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kathmandu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tsering Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Cook	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1052
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Reference ID	01
Year	1963
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Yoshizawa, Ichiro
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1964
Language	-
Citation	38:227 (1964)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1102
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Reference ID	02
Year	1963
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Hirano, Masahito
Title	Sharphu and North-East Nepal, 1963-64
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1964
Language	English
Citation	59:3-7 (1964)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Routes maps and photos in English in Japanese section

Field	Value
ID	5961
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Reference ID	03
Year	1963
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Hirano, Masahito
Title	Sharphu and North-East Nepal, 1963-64
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1964
Language	Japanese
Citation	59:72-119 (1964)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Includes routes maps and photos in English

Field	Value
ID	13274
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	SPH163301
Reference ID	04
Year	1963
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196422701/Asia-Nepal-Sharphu
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
SPH163301	AAJ	Yoshizawa, Ichiro	-	-	38:227 (1964)	-
SPH163301	JAC	Hirano, Masahito	Sharphu and North-East Nepal, 1963-64	-	59:3-7 (1964)	-
SPH163301	JAC	Hirano, Masahito	Sharphu and North-East Nepal, 1963-64	-	59:72-119 (1964)	-
SPH163301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196422701/Asia-Nepal-Sharphu	-	-	-