Annapurna I | 1984 N Face

A Japan expedition to Annapurna I in 1984 via N Face, led by Shunji Takegawa. Summit reached on 23rd October 1984. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1010
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	N Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Shunji Takegawa
Sponsor	1984 Tokyo-Tatras Expedition to Nilgiri S & Annapurna I
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	Czechoslovakia, France
Approach	Mristi Khola
Basecamp Date	1984-09-27
Summit Date	1984-10-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	26
Total Days	31
Termination Date	1984-10-28
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6000m due to objective danger
High Point (m)	6000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	10
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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 Nilgiri South (NILS-84-301) and Nilgiri North (NILN-84-301)
Campsites	BC(27/09,4150m),C1(07/10,5100m),C2(19/10,5700m),xxx(23/10,6000m)
Route Notes	BC at 1/2 hour below (north of) usual site. Very hard ice, one big serac avalanche came down; it hit no one but face too dangerous to continue climbing on it. Left BC 28th Oct. Prachanda Shrestha, Ministry of Tourism - 2 April 1985 Ministry Letter to Japan Mountaineering Assoc regarding Japanese-Czech 1984 autumn to Annapurna I and Nilgiri South; leader Shunji Takegawa, 1954, Tokyo, editor alpine magazine. Misdeed: one member Yumazaki and Khadka beat a local porter in presence of leader (who did not intervene) on way to BC because porters demand for more wages, but leader denied beating. Letter drawing Association notice: "activities and behavior of this team's members were not satisfactory in their relation with Nepali workers and please request Japanese mountaineers to maintain spirit and good will and understanding."
Accidents	None except several members got sick
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2450996
Year	1984
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face

Members

Field	Value
ID	1631
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
First Name	Philippe
Last Name	Chirinan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Chambery, Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide & ski instructor
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	2435176
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philippe chirinan
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1632
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
First Name	Yoshikatsu
Last Name	Kumagai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Agriculture student
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1984-10-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	2435275
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yoshikatsu kumagai
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1633
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
First Name	Takao
Last Name	Kurosawa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Office worker, home rental 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	2430952
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takao kurosawa
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1634
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Member ID	06
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
First Name	Jaroslav
Last Name	Michalko
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Stary Smokovec, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Member of mountain rescue service
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	2433459
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jaroslav michalko
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1635
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Member ID	07
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
First Name	Yasuji
Last Name	Shoji
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Writer (novels, mountaineering articles, etc.)
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	2434419
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yasuji shoji
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1636
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
First Name	Shunji
Last Name	Takegawa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Editor of mountaineering magazine
Leader	True
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	2433002
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shunji takegawa
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	1637
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Member ID	08
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
First Name	Vladimir (Vlado)
Last Name	Tatarka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Stary Smokovec, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Member of mountain rescue service
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	2429516
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vladimir (vlado) tatarka
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1638
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
First Name	Ivan
Last Name	Urbanovic, Sr.
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Leader (Czech)
Residence	Velky Slavkov, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Member of mountain rescue service
Leader	True
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	Two Ivan Urbanovic's on this expedition? Father & son
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2424955
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ivan urbanovic, sr.
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	1639
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Member ID	09
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
First Name	Ivan
Last Name	Urbanovic, Jr.
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Czechoslovakia
Status	Climber
Residence	Velky Slavkov, Czechoslovakia
Occupation	Member of mountain rescue service
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	Two Ivan Urbanovic's on this expedition? Yes
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435108
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ivan urbanovic, jr.
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1640
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Member ID	10
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1984
Season	3
First Name	Yuwa
Last Name	Yamazaki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Uenohara, Yamanashi, Japan
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1984-10-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	2433093
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yuwa yamazaki
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Philippe Chirinan	M	1960	France	Climber	Chambery, Savoie, France	Alpine guide & ski instructor	Details Other expeditions
Yoshikatsu Kumagai	M	1961	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Agriculture student	Details Other expeditions
Takao Kurosawa	M	1949	Japan	Climber	Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan	Office worker, home rental company	Details Other expeditions
Jaroslav Michalko	M	1956	Czechoslovakia	Climber	Stary Smokovec, Czechoslovakia	Member of mountain rescue service	Details Other expeditions
Yasuji Shoji	M	1958	Japan	Climber	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan	Writer (novels, mountaineering articles, etc.)	Details Other expeditions
Shunji Takegawa	M	1954	Japan	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	Editor of mountaineering magazine	Details Other expeditions
Vladimir (Vlado) Tatarka	M	1945	Czechoslovakia	Climber	Stary Smokovec, Czechoslovakia	Member of mountain rescue service	Details Other expeditions
Ivan Urbanovic, Sr.	M	1932	Czechoslovakia	Leader (Czech)	Velky Slavkov, Czechoslovakia	Member of mountain rescue service	Details Other expeditions
Ivan Urbanovic, Jr.	M	1960	Czechoslovakia	Climber	Velky Slavkov, Czechoslovakia	Member of mountain rescue service	Details Other expeditions
Yuwa Yamazaki	M	1955	Japan	Climber	Uenohara, Yamanashi, Japan	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	82
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Reference ID	01
Year	1984
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1985
Language	-
Citation	59:291 (1985)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12595
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN184303
Reference ID	02
Year	1984
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198529103/Asia-Nepal-Nilgiri-South-and-Annapurna-Attempts
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN184303	AAJ	Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	59:291 (1985)	-
ANN184303	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198529103/Asia-Nepal-Nilgiri-South-and-Annapurna-Attempts	-	-	-