Annapurna IV | 1992 NW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Annapurna IV in 1992 via NW Ridge, led by Satoshi Ikenuma. Summit reached on 2nd October 1992. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 61
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Expedition ID ANN492304
Peak ID ANN4
Year 1992
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Satoshi Ikenuma
Sponsor Japanese Alpine Club Tokai Branch Annapurna IV Expedition
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 1992-09-16
Summit Date 1992-10-02
Summit Time -
Summit Days 16
Total Days 22
Termination Date 1992-10-08
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to bad weather
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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 Climbed Pisang Peak (Ikenuma, Kato, Kondo and Morimoto)
Campsites BC(16/09,4600m),C1(23/09,5200m),C2(29/09,6000m),C3(02/10,6400m),xxx(03/10,6400m)
Route Notes Planned summit bid from C3 at 3 am 4th Oct, but too much wind and snow. Stayed in C3 but 6th Oct still wind too strong and 1 tent at C3 broken by wind so Japanese down to C2 where Sherpas should have stayed in support. But all Sherpas, afraid of wind breaking tent, had gone to BC, so Japanese now also went to BC. No 2nd summit because snowfall so heavy would be snow slides and couldn't trust Sherpas anymore. Korean team (not Rim) had already fixed 3000m all way up route. Japanese gave beer to Korean team. C3 made by Dawa Tshering on 2 Oct, but not slept there; on 3rd Oct Kondo, Ikenuma and Morimoto occupied; on 4th Oct wind so strong that men in C3 could not stand up; 5th Oct with bad weather including much snowfall decided to stop climb.
Accidents Kato had stomach trouble
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Journeys
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453995
Year 1992
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Satoshi Ikenuma M 1946 Japan Leader Nagoya, Japan Engineer Details Other expeditions
Hirokai Kanda M 1948 Japan Climber Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan Telephone maintenance technician Details Other expeditions
Tomonari Kato M 1967 Japan Climber Toyoyama, Aichi, Japan Air-conditioning maintenance engineer Details Other expeditions
Hidenori Kondo M 1961 Japan Climber Nagoya, Japan Electronics equipment sales engineer Details Other expeditions
Manabu Morimoto M 1951 Japan Climber Nagoya, Japan Office worker Details Other expeditions
Hidehiro Nimura M 1957 Japan Climber Nagoya, Japan Office worker Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tshering (Dawa Chhiri) Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
ANN492304 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:230 (1993) -
ANN492304 IWA - - - :217 (1993) -
ANN492304 IWA - - - :66 (1993) -
ANN492304 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199323001/Asia-Nepal-Annapurna-IV-Post-Monsoon-Ascents-and-Attempt - - -