Tukuche
Tukuche is a 6920m peak in the Dhaulagiri Himal (NE of Dhaulagiri I). The Himalayan Database records 65 expeditions to this peak, with the first ascent in 1970 by Hirosuke Kikuchi, Eiho Otani, Takao Yonemoto.
Peak Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 184 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:23.049808 |
| Peak ID | TUKU |
| Peak Name | Tukuche |
| Alt. Name | - |
| Location | Dhaulagiri Himal (NE of Dhaulagiri I) |
| Height (m) | 6920 |
| Height (ft) | 22703 |
| Sub-range | 4 |
| Region | 6 |
| Open | True |
| Unlisted | False |
| Trekking Peak | False |
| Trekking Year | - |
| Restricted | - |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Status | 2 |
| Notes | Other map altitudes: 6920m - HMG-MT, HMG-Finn, Nepa, Japan MMW, Leomann |
| First Ascent Year | 1970 |
| First Ascent Season | 1 |
| First Ascent Expedition | TUKU70101 |
| First Summit Date | Apr 30 |
| First Ascent Country | Japan |
| First Summiters | Hirosuke Kikuchi, Eiho Otani, Takao Yonemoto |
| First Ascent Notes | 1st unofficial ascent by USA in 1968? |
| Reference Notes | - |
| Photo Notes | SW Side (Gstatter, Dhaulagiri, Der Weisse Berg, pg 61) |
| First Ascent Year | 1970 |
| First Ascent Date | Apr 30 1970 |
| pkname_lower | tukuche |
Expeditions
65 recorded expeditions.
| Expedition ID | Year | Nationality | Route | Claimed | Basecamp Date | Summit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUKU68101 | 1968 | USA | N Ridge | - | - | |
| TUKU69101 | 1969 | Switzerland | N Ridge | - | 10th May 1969 | |
| TUKU70101 | 1970 | Japan | N Ridge | - | 30th April 1970 | |
| TUKU72301 | 1972 | Japan | N Ridge | 30th September 1972 | 17th October 1972 | |
| TUKU74101 | 1974 | Japan | N Ridge | 1st April 1974 | 21st April 1974 | |
| TUKU76301 | 1976 | Nepal | N Ridge | 13th September 1976 | 2nd October 1976 | |
| TUKU77301 | 1977 | Japan | - | - | - | |
| TUKU78101 | 1978 | Italy | N Ridge from E Face | - | 6th April 1978 | |
| TUKU78301 | 1978 | Japan | SW Ridge | 11th September 1978 | - | |
| TUKU79301 | 1979 | France | N Face-Junction Peak-Tukuche W Summit | 14th October 1979 | 22nd October 1979 | |
| TUKU80301 | 1980 | Japan | SW Ridge | 11th September 1980 | 28th September 1980 | |
| TUKU82301 | 1982 | France | NW Ridge | 14th October 1982 | - | |
| TUKU83301 | 1983 | France | N Ridge | - | - | |
| TUKU83101 | 1983 | Japan | N Ridge from Ridge at French Pass | 26th April 1983 | 9th May 1983 | |
| TUKU85301 | 1985 | S Korea | N Ridge | 27th August 1985 | 4th September 1985 | |
| TUKU85101 | 1985 | S Korea | N Ridge | 2nd March 1985 | 12th March 1985 | |
| TUKU86301 | 1986 | Nepal | NW Face | 12th October 1986 | 22nd October 1986 | |
| TUKU87301 | 1987 | Spain | NW Ridge | 20th September 1987 | 4th October 1987 | |
| TUKU88301 | 1988 | S Korea | NW Ridge to NW Summit | - | 15th November 1988 | |
| TUKU89401 | 1989 | France | - | - | - | |
| TUKU90301 | 1990 | Greece | NW Ridge | (disputed) | 19th October 1990 | 24th October 1990 |
| TUKU91302 | 1991 | Japan | NW Ridge | 26th September 1991 | 4th October 1991 | |
| TUKU91301 | 1991 | France | NW Ridge | 16th September 1991 | 28th September 1991 | |
| TUKU92301 | 1992 | UK | NW Ridge | 22nd October 1992 | 28th October 1992 | |
| TUKU92101 | 1992 | France | NW Ridge | 24th May 1992 | 27th May 1992 | |
| TUKU92302 | 1992 | France | NW Ridge | 23rd October 1992 | 29th October 1992 | |
| TUKU94301 | 1994 | Japan | NW Ridge | 25th September 1994 | 7th October 1994 | |
| TUKU97301 | 1997 | Japan | N Ridge | 9th October 1997 | 12th October 1997 | |
| TUKU97102 | 1997 | Netherlands | NW Ridge | 27th April 1997 | 1st May 1997 | |
| TUKU97103 | 1997 | Netherlands | NW Ridge | - | 10th April 1997 | |
| TUKU97101 | 1997 | Australia | SW Ridge | 18th April 1997 | 3rd May 1997 | |
| TUKU01301 | 2001 | Austria | N Ridge | 19th October 2001 | 26th October 2001 | |
| TUKU03301 | 2003 | France | NW Ridge | 3rd October 2003 | 8th October 2003 | |
| TUKU04301 | 2004 | Japan | NW Ridge | 8th October 2004 | 20th October 2004 | |
| TUKU05101 | 2005 | Russia | NW Ridge | 5th April 2005 | 6th April 2005 | |
| TUKU05301 | 2005 | Netherlands | N Ridge | 4th October 2005 | 10th October 2005 | |
| TUKU05302 | 2005 | Japan | N Ridge-W Smt | 30th September 2005 | 16th October 2005 | |
| TUKU05303 | 2005 | Spain | NE Ridge-W Smt | ✓ | 1st October 2005 | 5th October 2005 |
| TUKU07301 | 2007 | Austria | NE Ridge | 23rd October 2007 | 27th October 2007 | |
| TUKU08303 | 2008 | Japan | N Ridge | 5th October 2008 | 16th October 2008 | |
| TUKU08301 | 2008 | France | NW Ridge | 7th October 2008 | 16th October 2008 | |
| TUKU08302 | 2008 | Slovenia | NW Ridge | 13th October 2008 | 23rd October 2008 | |
| TUKU08304 | 2008 | Czech Republic | N Ridge | 16th September 2008 | 3rd October 2008 | |
| TUKU08305 | 2008 | Germany | NNW Ridge | 9th October 2008 | 25th October 2008 | |
| TUKU09301 | 2009 | Czech Republic | N Ridge | 7th September 2009 | 16th September 2009 | |
| TUKU09302 | 2009 | Finland | NW Ridge | 16th September 2009 | 24th September 2009 | |
| TUKU09303 | 2009 | Australia | N Ridge | 4th November 2009 | 9th November 2009 | |
| TUKU10301 | 2010 | Japan | NW Ridge | 1st October 2010 | 8th October 2010 | |
| TUKU11101 | 2011 | France | N Ridge | 1st May 2011 | 5th May 2011 | |
| TUKU11302 | 2011 | Spain | NW Ridge | 25th October 2011 | 5th November 2011 | |
| TUKU11301 | 2011 | France | NE Ridge | 4th November 2011 | 13th November 2011 | |
| TUKU12301 | 2012 | Belgium | S Ridge | 9th October 2012 | 13th October 2012 | |
| TUKU12401 | 2012 | Japan | NW Ridge | 22nd February 2013 | 28th February 2013 | |
| TUKU13301 | 2013 | Germany | N Ridge | 19th October 2013 | 21st October 2013 | |
| TUKU13101 | 2013 | France | N Ridge | 25th April 2013 | 28th April 2013 | |
| TUKU13302 | 2013 | Japan | N Ridge? | - | - | |
| TUKU14302 | 2014 | Germany | N Ridge? | - | - | |
| TUKU14301 | 2014 | Italy | NE Ridge | 9th October 2014 | 12th October 2014 | |
| TUKU16102 | 2016 | USA | - | - | 12th May 2016 | |
| TUKU16103 | 2016 | Spain | NW Ridge | 28th April 2016 | 30th April 2016 | |
| TUKU16101 | 2016 | UK | N Ridge | 11th April 2016 | 20th April 2016 | |
| TUKU16301 | 2016 | Nepal | - | - | 29th September 2016 | |
| TUKU21101 | 2021 | Romania | - | 7th April 2021 | 12th April 2021 | |
| TUKU23301 | 2023 | France | NW Ridge? | 2nd October 2023 | 8th October 2023 | |
| TUKU24301 | 2024 | Italy | - | 2nd October 2024 | - |