Annapurna II | 1984 SW Ridge
A Japan expedition to Annapurna II in 1984 via SW Ridge, led by Nobuo Kuwahara. Summit reached on 3rd September 1984. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 16 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANN284301 |
| Peak ID | ANN2 |
| Year | 1984 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Nobuo Kuwahara |
| Sponsor | Osaka Annapurna II South Face Expedition |
| 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 | 1984-08-23 |
| Summit Date | 1984-09-03 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 11 |
| Total Days | 34 |
| Termination Date | 1984-09-26 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 5100m due to falling ice/rock |
| High Point (m) | 5100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| 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 | TempBC(23/08,2600m),Dep(25/08,4000m),BC(31/08,4700m),xxx(03/09,5100m) |
| Route Notes | Many stones and seracs falling (10 seracs daily) and twice fixed rope cut in chimney. Wanted to put C1 at 5200m but never able to reach site: fog obscured view of route, great danger from falling ice and stones. Tried 6 times to go up, but never above 5100m. Leader dropped out at TBC when stomach trouble developed, left team 25 Aug. Annapurna II - SW Ridge Kojo Sakai, Kawase, Takao tried to climb mountain (leader left expedition 25 Aug - not to BC) BC 31 Aug 4700m. 3 Sept 3 members and 2 Sherpas reached 5100m, but bad weather above, so back to BC. 5 times again to same point and always found bad weather and broken seracs and on 5 and 23rd fixed ropes broken. 26 Sept decided to abandon climb and left BC that day. Arrived KTM yesterday. |
| Accidents | None; 'very lucky' and more helmets needed; team too low for frostbite problems |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450991 |
| Year | 1984 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobuo Kuwahara | M | 1932 | Japan | Leader | Osaka, Japan | Restaurant manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Kozo Sakai | M | 1949 | Japan | Climbing Leader | Osaka, Japan | Engineer, marine | Details Other expeditions |
| Etsuji Kawase | M | 1959 | Japan | Climber | Matsubara, Osaka, Japan | Engineer, marine | Details Other expeditions |
| Kenji Takao | M | 1954 | Japan | Climber | Kaizuka-shi, Osaka, Japan | Engineer, marine | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN284301 | AAJ | Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 59:282 (1985) | - |
| ANN284301 | MM | - | - | - | 102:14 (Mar 1985) | - |
| ANN284301 | MM | - | - | - | 102:14 (Mar 1985) | - |
| ANN284301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198528201/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-II-Attempt | - | - | - |