Annapurna IV | 1953 S Face (recon)
A Japan expedition to Annapurna IV in 1953 via S Face (recon), led by Toshio Imanishi. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 25 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | ANN453301 |
| Peak ID | ANN4 |
| Year | 1953 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Face (recon) |
| Route 2 | NW Ridge |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Toshio Imanishi |
| Sponsor | Academic Alpine Club of the University of Kyoto |
| 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 | 1953-10-21 |
| Summit Date | - |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 14 |
| Termination Date | 1953-11-04 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7100m due to high winds |
| High Point (m) | 7100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 6 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 7 |
| 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 Annapurna II (ANN2-533-01) |
| Campsites | BC(21/10,4030m),C1(22/10,5000m),C2(24/10,5740m),C3(26/10,6100m),C4(31/10,6785m),C5(02/11,7100m),xxx(04/11) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 5013 |
| Year | 1953 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s face (recon) |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshio Imanishi | M | 1914 | Japan | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Norio Tachihira | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Akinori Funabashi | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryo Fujimara | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Makoto Wakisaka | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Masao Fujihira | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yohei Ito | M | 1923 | Japan | Climber | - | Director & executive, Laboratory of Virology, Aichi Cancer Centre | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN453301 | - | Grant, Richard | Annapurna II | W. Kimber, London | - | G241 |
| ANN453301 | AAJ | - | - | - | 29:175 (1955) | - |
| ANN453301 | - | Academic Alpine Club of the University of Kyoto | Annapurna Diary | Meikei-do, Kyoto | - | JK166 |
| ANN453301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195517501/Asia-Nepal-Himalayas-Annapurna-IV | - | - | - |