Annapurna III | 1995 NW Ridge from SW (Japanese 1970 rte)

A Japan expedition to Annapurna III in 1995 via NW Ridge from SW (Japanese 1970 rte), led by Tsutomu Saito. Summit reached on 2nd October 1995. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1599
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	ANN395301
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1995
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	NW Ridge from SW (Japanese 1970 rte)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Tsutomu Saito
Sponsor	Sapporo Hokuryo Alpine Club Annapurna III Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	10th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Modi Khola & W side of Annnpurna III S Ridge
Basecamp Date	1995-09-09
Summit Date	1995-10-02
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	23
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7555
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	3500
Total Members	4
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(09/09,4050m),C1(12/09,4900m),C2(17/09,5400m),C3(26/09,6000m),C4(01/10,6600m),Smt(02/10)
Route Notes	BC northeast of Machhapuchhare BC C1 on rocky slope C2 on steep ridge C3 on small platform on SW Face C4 just below NW Ridge High point at C4. To C2 from C1 steep snow rounded ridge and small icefalls. C2 to C3 same. C3 up steep face to C4, 150m below NW Ridge. On 4th Oct Kato and Maguro made summit bid but could not go above C4 in strong wind.
Accidents	Maejimo altitude sickness prevented his climbing above C1 (not serious)
Achievement	-
Agency	Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	False
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2455048
Year	1995
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	nw ridge from sw (japanese 1970 rte)

Members

Field	Value
ID	2608
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN395301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Hiroshi
Last Name	Kato
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Ichikari, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Farmer
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)	6600
Summit Date 1	1995-10-04
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437467
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroshi kato
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2609
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN395301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Takao
Last Name	Maejima
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Sapporo city government official
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)	4900
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2428713
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takao maejima
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2610
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN395301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Takamichi
Last Name	Meguro
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Shiraoi, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Sergeant in self defense force
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)	6600
Summit Date 1	1995-10-04
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435662
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takamichi meguro
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	2611
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN395301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Tsutomu
Last Name	Saito
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Sapporo city government official
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7555
Summit Date 1	1995-10-02
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	10
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430484
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tsutomu saito
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23878
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN395301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Tsuldin Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7555
Summit Date 1	1995-10-02
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	10
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-106
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tsuldin dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	23879
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	ANN395301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	ANN3
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yilajung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7555
Summit Date 1	1995-10-02
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	10
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435345
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hiroshi Kato	M	1967	Japan	Climber	Ichikari, Hokkaido, Japan	Farmer	Details Other expeditions
Takao Maejima	M	1943	Japan	Climber	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Sapporo city government official	Details Other expeditions
Takamichi Meguro	M	1962	Japan	Climber	Shiraoi, Hokkaido, Japan	Sergeant in self defense force	Details Other expeditions
Tsutomu Saito	M	1947	Japan	Leader	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Sapporo city government official	Details Other expeditions
Tsuldin Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1961	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yilajung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3023
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN395301
Reference ID	01
Year	1995
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1996
Language	-
Citation	70:265 (1996)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4933
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN395301
Reference ID	02
Year	1995
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1996
Language	-
Citation	161:34 (Apr 1996)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11931
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	ANN395301
Reference ID	03
Year	1995
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199626501/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-II-III-and-IV-Attempts
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
ANN395301	AAJ	-	-	-	70:265 (1996)	-
ANN395301	HIGH	-	-	-	161:34 (Apr 1996)	-
ANN395301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199626501/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-II-III-and-IV-Attempts	-	-	-