Tawoche

Tawoche is a 6495m peak in the Khumbu Himal (NW of Ama Dablam). The Himalayan Database records 27 expeditions to this peak, with the first ascent in 1974 by Louis Dubost, Paul Gendre.

Peak Details

Field Value
ID 175
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Peak ID TAWO
Peak Name Tawoche
Alt. Name Taboche
Location Khumbu Himal (NW of Ama Dablam)
Height (m) 6495
Height (ft) 21309
Sub-range 12
Region 2
Open True
Unlisted False
Trekking Peak False
Trekking Year -
Restricted -
Host Country 1
Status 2
Notes Other map altitudes: 6367m - Nepa 6495m - HMG-MT, HMG-Finn 6501m - Kielkowski 6542m - Shangri La, Schneider, Japan MMW
First Ascent Year 1974
First Ascent Season 1
First Ascent Expedition TAWO74101
First Summit Date Apr 15
First Ascent Country France
First Summiters Louis Dubost, Paul Gendre
First Ascent Notes -
Reference Notes -
Photo Notes E Face (High 155:16 Oct 1995) SE Face (MM 38:10 Sep 1974) NW Buttress (AAJ 70:48 1996) (Fowler-Littlejohn 1995 route)
First Ascent Year 1974
First Ascent Date Apr 15 1974
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Expeditions

27 recorded expeditions.

Expedition ID Year Nationality Route Claimed Basecamp Date Summit Date
TAWO63101 1963 New Zealand E Face 13th April 1963 7th May 1963
TAWO74101 1974 France SE Face 4th April 1974 15th April 1974
TAWO82301 1982 Switzerland N Ridge 25th September 1982 7th November 1982
TAWO83101 1983 UK SE Ridge of Cholatse 7th April 1983 22nd April 1983
TAWO84101 1984 USA E Face 13th April 1984 25th April 1984
TAWO85401 1985 Japan SE Face-SE Ridge 28th December 1985 12th January 1986
TAWO85101 1985 Japan SE Face-SE Ridge-N Face 17th April 1985 24th April 1985
TAWO87401 1987 USA - - -
TAWO87301 1987 UK SE Face-SE Ridge (to 6350m) 14th September 1987 2nd October 1987
TAWO88101 1988 UK E Ridge/E Face 5th April 1988 15th April 1988
TAWO88401 1988 USA E Face up; E Ridge down 25th January 1989 15th February 1989
TAWO89401 1989 UK NE Pillar (to 5500m) 20th November 1989 11th December 1989
TAWO90301 1990 France NE Pillar 15th October 1990 23rd October 1990
TAWO90302 1990 Germany SE Pillar-SE Ridge 16th October 1990 26th October 1990
TAWO94301 1994 S Korea SE Face 31st August 1994 9th September 1994
TAWO95101 1995 UK NE Pillar up; SE Ridge down 11th April 1995 28th April 1995
TAWO05101 2005 Switzerland SE Face 23rd April 2005 25th April 2005
TAWO06401 2006 USA E Ridge - 4th February 2007
TAWO07301 2007 Switzerland S Face - -
TAWO08301 2008 Venezuela SE Ridge 19th October 2008 22nd October 2008
TAWO09401 2009 USA S Central Buttress 11th January 2009 16th January 2009
TAWO09301 2009 Japan N Face (up); S Face-E Face (down) 19th November 2009 28th November 2009
TAWO12301 2012 Netherlands NNW Ridge 2nd November 2012 5th November 2012
TAWO13301 2013 Switzerland S Pillar 16th November 2013 18th November 2013
TAWO14301 2014 Portugal A ridge on N Face 30th October 2014 31st October 2014
TAWO15301 2015 USA N Buttress (up), SE Face (down) 7th November 2015 14th November 2015
TAWO17301 2017 Japan SW Face 12th November 2017 23rd November 2017