Takphu Himal | 2016

A Japan expedition to Takphu Himal in 2016, led by Tetsuji Otsue. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9339
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Peak ID	TAKP
Year	2016
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	-
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Tetsuji Otsue
Sponsor	Mt. Takphu Himal Humla Expedition 2016
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	Fly to Simikot
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	0
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	0
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
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	-
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Bochi Bochi Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	3591
Year	2016
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	-

Members

Field	Value
ID	67999
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	TAKP
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Tetsuji
Last Name	Otsue
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Awaji-shi, Hyogo, Japan
Occupation	Office worker (hospital management)
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433057
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tetsuji otsue
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	62
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	68000
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	TAKP
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Koji
Last Name	Matsumoto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	67
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Hyogo, Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430846
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	koji matsumoto
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	68
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68001
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	TAKP
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Tomio
Last Name	Goto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	66
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431263
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tomio goto
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	67
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68002
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	TAKP
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Kiyotaka
Last Name	Nakamura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	65
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Hyogo, Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431595
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kiyotaka nakamura
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	66
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68003
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	TAKP
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Shigekazu
Last Name	Kawajiri
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432516
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shigekazu kawajiri
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68004
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	TAKP
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Man Bahadur
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Sitalpati, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2436510
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	man bahadur gurung
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68005
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	TAKP
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Ramesh
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Linggam, Hatiya-7, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2445315
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ramesh gurung
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68006
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	TAKP
Year	2016
Season	3
First Name	Iman
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Laprak-6, Gorkha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2442658
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	iman gurung
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tetsuji Otsue	M	1954	Japan	Leader	Awaji-shi, Hyogo, Japan	Office worker (hospital management)	Details Other expeditions
Koji Matsumoto	M	1948	Japan	Climber	Hyogo, Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Tomio Goto	M	1949	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Kiyotaka Nakamura	M	1950	Japan	Climber	Hyogo, Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Shigekazu Kawajiri	M	1953	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Man Bahadur Gurung	M	1964	Nepal	Sirdar	Sitalpati, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Ramesh Gurung	M	1988	Nepal	H-A Worker	Linggam, Hatiya-7, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Iman Gurung	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Laprak-6, Gorkha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	14498
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Griffin, Lindsay
Title	Nalakankar Himal: Peak 6,153m
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2019
Language	-
Citation	93:309 (2019)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	14528
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	TAKP16301
Reference ID	02
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214842
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
TAKP16301	AAJ	Griffin, Lindsay	Nalakankar Himal: Peak 6,153m	-	93:309 (2019)	-
TAKP16301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214842	-	-	-