Tashi Kang | 2009 S Ridge
A Japan expedition to Tashi Kang in 2009 via S Ridge, led by Hidehiro Minamii. Summit reached on 23rd September 2009. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6704 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TASH09301 |
| Peak ID | TASH |
| Year | 2009 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Hidehiro Minamii |
| Sponsor | Pethangtse Tashi Kang Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 5th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | See route details |
| Basecamp Date | 2009-09-19 |
| Summit Date | 2009-09-23 |
| Summit Time | 1130 |
| Summit Days | 4 |
| Total Days | 7 |
| Termination Date | 2009-09-26 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6386 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 600 |
| Total Members | 1 |
| Summit Members | 1 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(19/09,5280m),C1(12/09,5800m),Smt(23/09) |
| Route Notes | Approach: By road to Beni and Marpha, crossed Thapa Pass into Hidden Valley->NE to BC. On 23 September Minamii and his two Sherpas Ang Phuri Lama and Dawa Chhiri Sherpa, left their only high camp C1 (5800m), at 5:45 am and reached the summit at 11:30 am. They had climbed the steep (varying from 45 to 60 degrees) South Ridge, where they had to fix 600m of rope. From C1 to the top (6386m), they were large cornices all along the right side of the ridge and the left side was very steep (60 degrees). The ridge itself was knife-edged with a thin layer of snow covering blue ice. Minamii considered himself "very lucky" to have had fine weather on his summit day, for if snow had been falling, there would have been considerable danger from avalanching. He return to BC at 3:00 pm "completely tired." Sherpas: Ang Phuri Lama, 19/2/48 (7/11/2004), Beni-3, Solu Dawa Chhiri Sherpa, 19/2/69 (8/11/2025), Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solu |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Cosmo Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458682 |
| Year | 2009 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s ridge |
Members
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidehiro Minamii | M | 1935 | Japan | Leader | Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan | Advisor to Japan Arab Association; retired oil company staff member | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Phuri Lama | M | 1948 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beni-3, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Chhiri (Dawa Tsiri) Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TASH09301 | JAN | - | - | - | 11:130-131 (July 2010) | - |
| TASH09301 | - | - | http://jac.or.jp/english/images/vol11/jan-vol11-128-132.pdf | - | - | - |