Annapurna I | 1984 S Face (Bonington rte)

A Japan expedition to Annapurna I in 1984 via S Face (Bonington rte), led by Kuniaki Yagihara. Summit reached on 29th December 1984. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 983
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Expedition ID ANN184401
Peak ID ANN1
Year 1984
Season 4
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Face (Bonington rte)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kuniaki Yagihara
Sponsor Japan Gunma Winter Annapurna I Expedition 1984-85
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1984-11-18
Summit Date 1984-12-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 41
Total Days 62
Termination Date 1985-01-19
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7200m due to deep snow and weak manpower
High Point (m) 7200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 15
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(18/11,4200m),C1(01/12,4950m),C2(05/12,5850m),C3A(09/12,6460m),C3B(19/12,6500m),C4(24/12,6950m),xxx(29/12,7200m)
Route Notes BC at same site as autumn 1984 Swiss on grass field (below Bonington BC) C3A at Bonington site (not good site). Bad weather with much snowfall (but not wind) stopped ascent. All down to BC 3 Jan to wait for better weather. 9 days in BC and again climbed 13 Jan and reached 6700m on 18 Jan trying to get to C4 but afraid of snow avalanche and returned to C3 and stayed there. But 5 Sherpas now out of action so not very well. 19 Jan deep snowfall and that finished climb. Not difficult route but some avalanche danger and requires strong team.
Accidents Yamada at 7150m hit above knee by falling rock; Jan 17 two Sherpas hit by ice blocks on back and legs and one Sherpa fell but uninjured; 1 Sherpa fell into crevasse; 1 Sherpa frostbite in fingers
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451063
Year 1984
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s face (bonington rte)

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hajime Abe M 1953 Japan Climber Niisato, Gunma, Japan Owner, farm Details Other expeditions
Yoshio Akuzawa M 1957 Japan Climber Kameizumi, Gunma, Japan Truck driver Details Other expeditions
Hikaru Hoshino M 1932 Japan Leader Numata, Gunma, Japan Businessman (President of Gunma Mountaineering Association) Details Other expeditions
Mitsuo Fukushima M 1948 Japan Climber Maebashi, Gunma, Japan Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Fumie Kimura F 1955 Japan Climber Kiryu, Gunma, Japan Nurse Details Other expeditions
Yukio Matsunaga M 1948 Japan Climber Numata, Gunma, Japan Owner of farm Details Other expeditions
Tsutomu Miyazaki M 1947 Japan Dep Climbing Leader Maebashi, Gunma, Japan Advisor to sporting goods shop Details Other expeditions
Hideji Nazuka M 1954 Japan Climber Maebashi, Gunma, Japan Office worker, transport company Details Other expeditions
Teruo Saegusa M 1957 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Salesman, fire-fighting equipment Details Other expeditions
Mitsuyoshi Sato M 1961 Japan Climber Matsuida, Gunma, Japan Staff member, warehouse company Details Other expeditions
Hitoshi Shimizu M 1955 Japan Climber Ara, Gunma, Japan Salesman Details Other expeditions
Yoshimasa Takeda M 1955 Japan Climber Kiryu, Gunma, Japan Architectural engineer Details Other expeditions
Kuniaki Yagihara M 1946 Japan Leader Maebashi, Gunma, Japan Telephone technician Details Other expeditions
Noboru Yamada M 1950 Japan Climbing Leader Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Alpine equipment shopkeeper Details Other expeditions
Akiyoshi Nitta M 1955 Japan Exp Doctor Maebashi, Gunma, Japan Physician Details Other expeditions

References

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN184401 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 59:289 (1985) -
ANN184401 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 60:242 (1986) -
ANN184401 JAC Yagihara, Kuniaki Annapurna South Face - 80:81-88 (1985) -
ANN184401 - Expedition Annapurna South Face in Winter Gunma-ken Mountaineering Union, Maebashi, Japan - jK214
ANN184401 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198624203/Asia-Nepal-Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Soth-Face-Winter-Attempt-1984-5 - - -
ANN184401 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198528901/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Two-Winter-Attempts - - -