Annapurna IV | 1952 NW Ridge (recon)

A Japan expedition to Annapurna IV in 1952 via NW Ridge (recon), led by Kinji Imanishi. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 23
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Expedition ID ANN452301
Peak ID ANN4
Year 1952
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge (recon)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kinji Imanishi
Sponsor Japanese Alpine Club (JAC)
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 Marshyangdi->Hongde->Sabje Khola
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date -
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5700m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 5700
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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 Recon of Manaslu (MANA-523-01) and climbed Chulu West (CHUW-523-01)
Campsites xxx(5700m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 5012
Year 1952
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge (recon)

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kinji Imanishi M - Japan Leader Kyoto, Japan Professor of Animal Ecology, Kyoto University Details Other expeditions
Kazuhiko Hayashi M 1924 Japan Exp Doctor Kyoto, Japan Instructor of pathology, Kyoto University Details Other expeditions
Sasuke Nakao M - Japan Scientist Osaka, Japan Asst professor of plant breeding, Naniwa University Details Other expeditions
Jiro Taguchi M 1913 Japan Climber - Kishimoto trading company Details Other expeditions
Masataka Takagi M - Japan Climber Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Professor of psycholoty, Kobe University Details Other expeditions
Sakuta Takebushi M - Japan Climber - Sports editor, Mainichi newspapers Details Other expeditions

References

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN452301 - Japanese Alpine Club Manaslu 1952-3 Mainichi Newspapers, Tokyo - jN111
ANN452301 - Grant, Richard Annapurna II W. Kimber, London - G241
ANN452301 HJ Imanishi, K. Annapurna and Manaslu, 1952 - 18:176-177 (1954) -
ANN452301 MW Takagi, M. Manaslu, Japanese Expeditions 1952 and 1953 - 63-72 (1954) -
ANN452301 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Manaslu - 62:38-41 (Jul 1978) -
ANN452301 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/18/14/expeditions-and-notes-18/ - - -