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
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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 - - -