Tukuche | 1974 N Ridge

A Japan expedition to Tukuche in 1974 via N Ridge, led by Yoshio Ogata. Summit reached on 21st April 1974. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2321
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID TUKU74101
Peak ID TUKU
Year 1974
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Yoshio Ogata
Sponsor Rock & Snow Alpine Club
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 3rd official
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Pokhara->Kali Gandaki->Dhampus Pass
Basecamp Date 1974-04-01
Summit Date 1974-04-21
Summit Time 1100
Summit Days 20
Total Days 22
Termination Date 1974-04-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6920
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 4
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 Climbed Dhampus Peak (DHAM-741-01)
Campsites BC(01/04,5100m),C1(04/04,5600m),C2(10/04,6300m),Smt(21/04)
Route Notes Also climbed Dhambush Peak (6012m). All 4 Japanese. 26 April from same base camp (no other camps). Tukuche Exp - 18 May 74 C2 to summit long way: 15 hours. No C3, takes more days, more Sherpas. C2 left 3:00 am all 4 together. Reached summit 11 am. Arrive C2 6 pm after 1 hour on summit taking photos, etc. Good weather with some wind. Then climbed Thapa Peak 26 April 6012m northeast from Tukuche from BC. All 4 members, 7 hours round trip. Many trekkers climb Thapa Peak. Now one month trek in Solukhumbu. Ogata - 2 March 74 4 members. 2 including leader arrive yesterday. 6 March by bus to Pokhara. Caravan starts 11 March and arrives BC in Hidden Valley. Route: North Ridge, same as 1969 Swiss and 1970 and 1972 Japanese. 2 high camps; C1 5700m C2 6300m Biv 6700m at Junction Peak 1 Sirdar, 1 Sherpa, 1 cook, 1 kitchen boy, 2 mailrunners, 1 local porter 1st summit attack 21 April so all members reach summit.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2445798
Year 1974
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ang Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal Sirdar - - Details Other expeditions
Yoshio Ogata M 1948 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Businessman Details Other expeditions
Kazumi Fujikura M 1950 Japan Climber Konosu, Saitama, Japan Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Hisao Miyazaki M 1949 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Businessman Details Other expeditions
Norio Shimoda M 1950 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Businessman Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
TUKU74101 AAJ Ogata, Yoshio - - 49:204 (1975) -
TUKU74101 HJ Ogata, Yoshio Tukuche, 1974 - 33:34-36 (1973-74) -
TUKU74101 MM - - - 37:10 (Jul 1974) -
TUKU74101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197520401/Asia-Nepal-Tukuche-Peak - - -
TUKU74101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/33/7/tukche-1974/ - - -