Annapurna I | 1988 NW Ridge/Face

A Japan expedition to Annapurna I in 1988 via NW Ridge/Face, led by Akihiko Mori. Summit reached on 27th September 1988. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1656
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1988
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge/Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Akihiko Mori
Sponsor	Donguri Yamano-kai Himalaya Expedition 1988
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	Mristi Khola
Basecamp Date	1988-09-16
Summit Date	1988-09-27
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	11
Total Days	15
Termination Date	1988-10-01
Termination Reason	6
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 5900m due to fatal accident
High Point (m)	5900
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	1
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	1
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	-
Campsites	BC(16/09,3800m),C1(20/09,4800m),xxx(27,29/09,5900m)
Route Notes	Avalanche of falling serac struck Mori, Ono and Ang Dawa at 5000m; Ono fell 50m and survived; where other 2 fell, don't know. Czechs helped search but bodies not found. Will attempt Czechs route next year; this year's route was same as Messner's 1985 spring ascent.
Accidents	2 fatalities; Ono badly bruised chest
Achievement	-
Agency	Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452435
Year	1988
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge/face

Members

Field	Value
ID	1820
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Hiroki
Last Name	Katsumura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Ohito, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation	Office worker
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2436041
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroki katsumura
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1821
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Hiroo (Horoh)
Last Name	Makiuchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Office worker
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2437267
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroo (horoh) makiuchi
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1822
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Yoshitaka
Last Name	Matsumoto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Construction firm employee
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2435037
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yoshitaka matsumoto
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1823
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Akihiko
Last Name	Mori
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader, BC Manager
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Sales manager of Dax Co. (manufacturer of mountaineering equip)
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	True
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)	5900
Summit Date 1	1988-09-27
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	True
Death Date	1988-09-29
Death Time	1915
Death Type	8
Death Height (m)	5000
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1945-1988) Died 29 Sep 1988 on Annapurna I from falling serac
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2429610
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	akihiko mori
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	1824
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Member ID	06
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Yuko
Last Name	Okada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Saku, Nagano, Japan
Occupation	Construction firm employee
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)	5900
Summit Date 1	1988-09-27
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2433913
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yuko okada
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1825
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Takeshi (Tsuyoshi)
Last Name	Ono
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Niiza, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Construction company employee
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	5900
Summit Date 1	1988-09-29
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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	4
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Ono badly bruised chest
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2429461
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takeshi (tsuyoshi) ono
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	1826
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Member ID	07
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Chikara
Last Name	Tamura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan
Occupation	Office worker for food processing 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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2434150
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chikara tamura
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1827
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Member ID	08
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Makoto
Last Name	Yamaguchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	University student of Italian language
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	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2436394
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	makoto yamaguchi
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	1828
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Member ID	09
Peak ID	ANN1
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Ang Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	5900
Summit Date 1	1988-09-29
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	True
Death Date	1988-09-29
Death Time	1915
Death Type	8
Death Height (m)	5000
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Falling serac
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1988) Died 29 Sep 1988 on Annapurna I from falling serac
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-166
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	ang dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hiroki Katsumura	M	1963	Japan	Climber	Ohito, Shizuoka, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Hiroo (Horoh) Makiuchi	M	1966	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Yoshitaka Matsumoto	M	1960	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Construction firm employee	Details Other expeditions
Akihiko Mori	M	1945	Japan	Leader, BC Manager	Tokyo, Japan	Sales manager of Dax Co. (manufacturer of mountaineering equip)	Details Other expeditions
Yuko Okada	M	1957	Japan	Climber	Saku, Nagano, Japan	Construction firm employee	Details Other expeditions
Takeshi (Tsuyoshi) Ono	M	1945	Japan	Deputy Leader	Niiza, Saitama, Japan	Construction company employee	Details Other expeditions
Chikara Tamura	M	1958	Japan	Climber	Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan	Office worker for food processing company	Details Other expeditions
Makoto Yamaguchi	M	1964	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	University student of Italian language	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	487
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Reference ID	01
Year	1988
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Guha, Kamal K.
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	63:219 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4435
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Reference ID	02
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	125:11 (Jan 1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4460
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Reference ID	03
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	126:12 (Mar 1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6716
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Reference ID	04
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	:274-275 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6871
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Reference ID	05
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	Japanese
Citation	:74-75 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12063
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN188304
Reference ID	06
Year	1988
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198921901/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Attempt-and-Tragedy
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN188304	AAJ	Guha, Kamal K.	-	-	63:219 (1989)	-
ANN188304	MM	-	-	-	125:11 (Jan 1989)	-
ANN188304	MM	-	-	-	126:12 (Mar 1989)	-
ANN188304	IWA	-	-	-	:274-275 (1989)	-
ANN188304	IWA	-	-	-	:74-75 (1989)	-
ANN188304	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198921901/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-Attempt-and-Tragedy	-	-	-