Annapurna II | 1984 S Face

A Japan expedition to Annapurna II in 1984 via S Face, led by Kunihiko Kondo. Summit reached on 2nd April 1984. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	15
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN284101
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1984
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Kunihiko Kondo
Sponsor	Expedition to S Face of Mt. Annapurna II 1984
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	Madi Khola->Hogagoth
Basecamp Date	1984-03-13
Summit Date	1984-04-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	20
Total Days	23
Termination Date	1984-04-05
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6000m due to heavy snowfall, avalanching and lost supplies
High Point (m)	6000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
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	-
Campsites	BC(13/03,2600m),ABC(24/03,4700m),C1(29/03,5900m),C2(01/04,5800m),xxx(02/04,6000m)
Route Notes	BC south of mountain and south of its SW Ridge. 6000m cache destroyed by avalanche. 2 difficult places on route: before ABC rock face at 3400m and again another rock band at 5300m just below C1. Made new route below C1. Deposited supplies on 2 April at 6000m at C2 and stayed at C2 3-4 April during heavy snowfall. 5th April returned to deposit site and found all supplies gone in avalanche so decided to abandon climb because no supplies left. Returned to BC 11th April after 2 days holiday at ABC.
Accidents	6000m cache destroyed by avalanche, no injuries
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2450837
Year	1984
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s face

Members

Field	Value
ID	2350
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN284101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1984
Season	1
First Name	Kunihiko
Last Name	Kondo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Okayama, Japan
Occupation	Graphic designer & alpine guide
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1984-04-02
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2429519
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kunihiko kondo
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	2351
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN284101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1984
Season	1
First Name	Masatoshi
Last Name	Yoshino
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kozan, Hiroshima, Japan
Occupation	Practitioner of acupunture
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	1984-04-02
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2430914
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masatoshi yoshino
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2352
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN284101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN2
Year	1984
Season	1
First Name	Toshiro
Last Name	Hamada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kikuma, Ehime, Japan
Occupation	Unemployed (was office worker in book publishing 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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6000
Summit Date 1	1984-04-02
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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433368
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	toshiro hamada
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kunihiko Kondo	M	1945	Japan	Leader	Okayama, Japan	Graphic designer & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Masatoshi Yoshino	M	1949	Japan	Climber	Kozan, Hiroshima, Japan	Practitioner of acupunture	Details Other expeditions
Toshiro Hamada	M	1955	Japan	Climber	Kikuma, Ehime, Japan	Unemployed (was office worker in book publishing company)	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	62
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN284101
Reference ID	01
Year	1984
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1985
Language	-
Citation	59:281-282 (1985)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	63
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN284101
Reference ID	02
Year	1984
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1984
Language	-
Citation	99:9 (Sep 1984)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4138
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN284101
Reference ID	03
Year	1984
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1984
Language	-
Citation	99:9 (Sep 1984)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12512
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN284101
Reference ID	04
Year	1984
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198528104/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-II-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN284101	AAJ	Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	59:281-282 (1985)	-
ANN284101	MM	-	-	-	99:9 (Sep 1984)	-
ANN284101	MM	-	-	-	99:9 (Sep 1984)	-
ANN284101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198528104/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-II-Attempt	-	-	-