Annapurna III | 1982 N Face

A Japan expedition to Annapurna III in 1982 via N Face, led by Tsukasa Nakase. Summit reached on 24th April 1982. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1697
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID ANN382101
Peak ID ANN3
Year 1982
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 N Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Tsukasa Nakase
Sponsor Aichi Nepal-Himalayan Expedition 1982
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 1982-03-29
Summit Date 1982-04-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 26
Total Days 30
Termination Date 1982-04-28
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6900m due to accident
High Point (m) 6900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 5
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 3
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 BC(29/03,3808m),C1(01/04,4700m),C2(05/04,5000m),C3(12/04,5750m),C4(19/04,6300m),C5(22/04,6800m),xxx(24/04,6900m)
Route Notes Okabe killed 24 April by seracs at first which brought new snow with them. He was just reaching C5 at nearly 6800m when hit at 1:30 pm with 2 Sherpas [Dawa and Ang Rinzin]. Sherpas ran away: Okabe also ran but not far enough. Sherpas fell 60m but OK. Okabe fell 100m into crevasse and snow and ice in top filling crevasse and making it impossible to recover body. C5 = final camp; summit planned for 25 April and Okabe to go summit. 2 other members [Maeda and Ozawa] were 100m above C5 making route and were also struck by avalanche; fell 150m and 80m with avalanche: were stopped by fixed rope and OK; were hit by little snow and blast of avalanche wind. 25th April 2 members [Ozawa and Okabe] and Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa were to go to summit. After accident search for Okabe. 2 members [Maeda and Ozawa] injured and nervous and C5 entirely lost in avalanche so gave up climb. C5 to top only one route and above this all seracs, so must climb under this danger. Route probably same as 1961 except seracs and glacier much changed so really not same. Were in same area of N Face as Indians; would suggest same route to future climbers, but put C5 150m higher (anyway altimeter probably wrong and C2-C5 probably 300m higher).
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2450126
Year 1982
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mikio Iwase M 1955 Japan Climber Kouda, Aichi, Japan Computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Yasukazu Koga M 1951 Japan Climbing Leader Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Fumio Maeda M 1954 Japan Climber Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan Manager in clothing factory Details Other expeditions
Tsukasa Nakase M 1942 Japan Leader Gamagori-shi, Japan Manager in clothing factory Details Other expeditions
Haruhisa Oishi M 1955 Japan Climber Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan Shop assistant Details Other expeditions
Masami Okabe M 1951 Japan Climber Kochi-shi, Kochi, Japan Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Mitsuaki Okabe M 1952 Japan Climber Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan Engineer in motorcar factory Details Other expeditions
Makoto Okane M 1959 Japan Climber Okazaki, Aichi, Japan Medical student Details Other expeditions
Yoshihiro Ozawa M 1955 Japan Climber Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan Engineer Details Other expeditions
Mamoru Umezawa M 1950 Japan Climber Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Toshio Yamada M 1955 Japan Climber Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan Mechanical engineer (designs machinery) Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa M - Nepal Sirdar - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Rinzin Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN382101 AAJ Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth - - 57:239 (1983) -
ANN382101 HJ Nakase, T. Avalanche on Annapurna III - 40:158-160 (1982-1983) -
ANN382101 MM - - - 86:11 (Jul 1982) -
ANN382101 IWA - - - 95:199 (1983) -
ANN382101 IWA - - - 95:44 (1983) -
ANN382101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198323903/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-III-Tragedy - - -
ANN382101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/40/24/expeditions-and-notes-40/ - - -