Tukuche | 2005 N Ridge-W Smt
A Japan expedition to Tukuche in 2005 via N Ridge-W Smt, led by Kiyotaka Suzuki. Summit reached on 16th October 2005. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5090 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | TUKU05302 |
| Peak ID | TUKU |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Ridge-W Smt |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Kiyotaka Suzuki |
| Sponsor | Yukiwarabe Tukuche Peak Expedition 2005 |
| 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 | Jomsom->Dhampus Pass->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-09-30 |
| Summit Date | 2005-10-16 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 16 |
| Total Days | 18 |
| Termination Date | 2005-10-18 |
| Termination Reason | 2 |
| Termination Notes | Stopped at 6850m (W Peak) due to big crevasses |
| High Point (m) | 6850 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 200 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(30/09,5000m),C1(06/10,6200m),C2(15/10,6600m),WSmt(16/10,6850m) |
| Route Notes | Asahi, Tsuruki, Urakuba, Gyalgen, Kami and Lhakpa decided not to climb Tukuche Main, but climbed West Peak; they left C2 at 5:30 am and summited at 9:00 am. They descended to BC where they arrived at 5 pm. Conditions and weather were perfect. Other three members stayed at C1 as they were too tired to carry on. Team was stuck in Jomsom for 5 days; on 24 Oct they took a helicopter to Pokhara. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Sherpa Summit Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2457330 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n ridge-w smt |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiyotaka Suzuki | M | 1947 | Japan | Leader | Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Toshio Asahi | M | 1959 | Japan | Climber | Tokushima-shi, Tokushima, Japan | Chemical plant worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Noriyuki Kawabata | M | 1954 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mitsuyoshi Nakamura | M | 1944 | Japan | Climber | Itano-gun, Tokushima, Japan | Retired cement plant president | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroshi Turuki | M | 1949 | Japan | Climber | Tokushima-shi, Tokushima, Shikoku, Japan | Retired president of firm of surveyors | Details Other expeditions |
| Masao Urakuba | M | 1943 | Japan | Climber | Kamaki, Aichi, Japan | Retired mechanic | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalzen Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nimchula, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.