Urkinmang | 1994 N Face/Ridge

A Japan expedition to Urkinmang in 1994 via N Face/Ridge, led by Tamotsu Ohnishi. Summit reached on 1st May 1994. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1315
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Peak ID	URKM
Year	1994
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face/Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Tamotsu Ohnishi
Sponsor	Osaka Yama-no-kai Expedition to Urkinmang
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	Nangtang Khola->Langshisa Khola
Basecamp Date	1994-04-18
Summit Date	1994-05-01
Summit Time	1630
Summit Days	13
Total Days	14
Termination Date	1994-05-02
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6143
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	2000
Total Members	6
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
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	Attempted Ama Dablam (AMAD-941-03)
Campsites	BC(18/04,4600m),C1(29/04,5400m),Smt(01/05)
Route Notes	BC at Langshisa Glacier C1 at North Face. Route good simple line, direct to top. Fixed rope from 5000m to summit. 12 hours from C1 to top on 1st May, when had fixed to 5700m already; fixed all the way to summit for descent in dark. On top at 4:30 pm and back to BC at midnight. Climb somewhat difficult mixed rock and ice, ice gully, loose rock. No avalanching. Some steep sections up to 75 degrees (last bit to top steep ice).
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2453178
Year	1994
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face/ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	21725
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	URKM
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Toshitsugi
Last Name	Irisawa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Ibaragi, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Hospital administrative member
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6143
Summit Date 1	1994-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	5
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430783
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	toshitsugi irisawa
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21726
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	URKM
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Shozo
Last Name	Kai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Higashi, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Electrical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6143
Summit Date 1	1994-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	5
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431196
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shozo kai
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21727
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	URKM
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Satoshi
Last Name	Kimoto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Alpine guide & writer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6143
Summit Date 1	1994-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	5
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433492
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	satoshi kimoto
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21728
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	URKM
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Hiroshi
Last Name	Nakamura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Director of printing company
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431684
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroshi nakamura
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21729
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	URKM
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Keiko
Last Name	Nishihira
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Occupation	Designer of children's clothing
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6143
Summit Date 1	1994-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	5
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432264
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	keiko nishihira
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21730
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	URKM
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Tamotsu
Last Name	Ohnishi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Osaka Sayama, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Printing company president
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6143
Summit Date 1	1994-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	5
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1942-2014) Died 20 Sept 2014 from cancer
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2428407
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tamotsu ohnishi
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	24429
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	URKM
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Ang Phurba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6143
Summit Date 1	1994-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	5
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2043
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang phurba sherpa
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	24430
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	URKM
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6143
Summit Date 1	1994-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	5
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Older brother of Ang Phurba
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2043
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	24431
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	URKM
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Nuru/Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6143
Summit Date 1	1994-05-01
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1630
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	5
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436253
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa nuru/norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Toshitsugi Irisawa	M	1948	Japan	Climber	Ibaragi, Osaka, Japan	Hospital administrative member	Details Other expeditions
Shozo Kai	M	1949	Japan	Climber	Higashi, Osaka, Japan	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Satoshi Kimoto	M	1956	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Alpine guide & writer	Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Nakamura	M	1951	Japan	Climber	Sakai, Osaka, Japan	Director of printing company	Details Other expeditions
Keiko Nishihira	F	1952	Japan	Climber	Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan	Designer of children's clothing	Details Other expeditions
Tamotsu Ohnishi	M	1942	Japan	Leader	Osaka Sayama, Osaka, Japan	Printing company president	Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa	M	1961	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Nuru Sherpa	M	1961	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru/Norbu Sherpa	M	1963	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2930
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Reference ID	01
Year	1994
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	-
Citation	69:245-247 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4793
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Reference ID	02
Year	1994
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1994
Language	-
Citation	144:41-42 (Nov 1994)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6780
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Reference ID	03
Year	1994
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	:239 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6796
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Reference ID	04
Year	1994
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	Japanese
Citation	:68 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11069
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	URKM94101
Reference ID	05
Year	1994
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199524504/Urkinmang
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
URKM94101	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	69:245-247 (1995)	-
URKM94101	HIGH	-	-	-	144:41-42 (Nov 1994)	-
URKM94101	IWA	-	-	-	:239 (1995)	-
URKM94101	IWA	-	-	-	:68 (1995)	-
URKM94101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199524504/Urkinmang	-	-	-