Tawa | 2008 SW Ridge
A Japan expedition to Tawa in 2008 via SW Ridge, led by Makoto Hamamura. Summit reached on 14th August 2008. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7005 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TAWA08201 |
| Peak ID | TAWA |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 2 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Makoto Hamamura |
| Sponsor | Sagarmatha Club Japan Yakawa Kang Expedition |
| 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 | Bus to Pokhara->fly to Jomsom->Muktinath->Kharka I->Kharka II |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-08-12 |
| Summit Date | 2008-08-14 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 2 |
| Total Days | 3 |
| Termination Date | 2008-08-15 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5970m on Tawa peak due to bad snow conditions (waist deep snow) |
| High Point (m) | 5970 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| 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 | Held permit for Yakawa Kang (did not climb) |
| Campsites | BC(12/08,5500m),C1(13/08,5700m),xxx(14/08,5970m) |
| Route Notes | BC at near the lake C1 on the west ridge. The team got permit for Yakawa Kang, but its intention was to climb Tawa (6110m). Iga, Matsushima, Murakami, Nakai, Sato, Uchida, Kami Sherpa, Lhakpa Sherpa, Kaji Sherpa and Gyalzen Sherpa left C1 at 5:45 am, reached at 5970m at 9:23 am. It was not possible for the team to continue farther up because of waist-deep snow. They descended to C1 at 11:20 am and BC at 1:13 pm. Hamamura, Kawasaki and Tominaga remained at BC. They had headache. Akihata, Koga, Okano, Saito, Satoo and Tanaka returned to Muktinath from about 5000m. They did not reach BC; they had headaches. The team returned to Kathmandu at 5 am on 23 Aug and will leave same day for Japan. Tawa Peak is north-northwest of Yakawa Kang. |
| Accidents | Ishihara blood supply to brain got problem while flying to Kathmandu by helicopter on 22 Aug |
| Achievement | First attempt |
| Agency | Sherpa Summit Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | YAKA08201 |
| Checksum | 2458276 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susumu Akihata | M | 1942 | Japan | Leader | Tokyo, Japan | Owns company doing translations | Details Other expeditions |
| Yuichiro Ishihara | M | 1962 | Japan | Deputy Leader | Tokyo, Japan | Cook in a cooking school | Details Other expeditions |
| Makoto Hamamura | M | 1940 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Owns company doing translations | Details Other expeditions |
| Mikio Iga | M | 1942 | Japan | Climber | Ushiku, Ibaraki, Japan | Retired agricultural engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kenji Kawasaki | M | 1942 | Japan | Climber | Kamaisi, Iwate, Japan | Cook | Details Other expeditions |
| Eiko Koga | F | 1941 | Japan | Climber | Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Gakuo Matsushima | M | 1947 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Editor | Details Other expeditions |
| Junya Murakami | M | 1937 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| Yoko Nakai | F | 1943 | Japan | Climber | Marunouchi, Toyama, Japan | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| Toshiyuki Okano | M | 1941 | Japan | Climber | Kanagawa, Kawasaki, Japan | Journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Michiko Saito | F | 1947 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Keiko Sato | F | 1950 | Japan | Climber | Machida, Tokyo, Japan | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Shigeo Satoo | M | 1939 | Japan | Climber | Kamaisi, Iwate, Japan | Cook | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroko Tanaka | F | 1937 | Japan | Climber | Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Kazumi Tominaga | M | 1951 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Farmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Toshiko Uchida | F | 1931 | Japan | Climber | Yokohama, Japan | Retired pharmaceutical company staff member | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.