Tawoche | 2017 SW Face

A Japan expedition to Tawoche in 2017 via SW Face, led by Shinji Tamura. Summit reached on 23rd November 2017. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9767
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TAWO17301
Peak ID TAWO
Year 2017
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Shinji Tamura
Sponsor Active Mountain Tawoche Expedition 2017
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2017-11-12
Summit Date 2017-11-23
Summit Time 1159
Summit Days 11
Total Days 13
Termination Date 2017-11-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6495
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(12/11,5100m),C1(17/11,5950m),Smt(23/11)
Route Notes Summit team left high camp at 6:15 am on 23 Nov, summited at 11:59 am and stayed 30 minutes. Tamura and Semba descended to BC while Palden Namgye and Namgyal stopped at C1 because they had gear to carry down the next day. Nice day without wind.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463743
Year 2017
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Shinji Tamura M 1966 Japan Leader Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide & travel agent Details Other expeditions
Takayasu Semba M 1964 Japan Climber Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan IT business consultant Details Other expeditions
Palden Namgye/Namgyal Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Namgya Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.