Api Main | 2001 Glacier W side of N Ridge

A Japan expedition to Api Main in 2001 via Glacier W side of N Ridge, led by Ayumi Nozawai. Summit reached on 6th October 2001. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3890
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Expedition ID APIM01301
Peak ID APIM
Year 2001
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 Glacier W side of N Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Ayumi Nozawai
Sponsor Team Api 2001 (Barbarian Club)
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 7th,8th
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Mahakali River->Garbyang->then SSE down Api Khola to BC
Basecamp Date 2001-09-18
Summit Date 2001-10-06
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 18
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2001-10-15
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7132
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 6
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(18/09,4000m),C1(25/09,5000m),C2(04/10,5800m),C3(05/10,6200m),Smt(06,08/10)
Route Notes BC at Api Khola C1 at plateau on north side C2 another plateau above icefall C3 on ice ridge. North Side where C1 was pitched was not steep slope of rock and grass. Between C1 and C2 was icefalls, very wide with some crevasses. C2 to C3 again glacier with crevasses and rounded ridge which is ice, not steep. Above C3 is ice face ("ittle difficult and very long way" - 250m high face), then crevasses and snow plateau and then steep to summit's snow dome. 6th Oct 2-man summit party left C3 at 5:30 am on top at 12:00 and slept in C3. 2nd attack party of other 3 climbing members took 6-1/2 hours from C3 to top and slept in C3. Found traces of others climbers having been on same route.
Accidents Furuya altitude sickness 20 Sept to village for 1 week
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457295
Year 2001
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) glacier w side of n ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tomoyuki Furuya M 1973 Japan Climber Kazo, Saitama, Japan Travel agency staff member Details Other expeditions
Fumiko Imamura F 1958 Japan BC Manager Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan Housewife Details Other expeditions
Hirotaka Imamura M 1959 Japan Climber Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan Engineer Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Iwazaki M 1960 Japan Climber Shigenobu-cho, Onseh, Ehime, Japan Cook for Mt. Fuji climbers in winter Details Other expeditions
Ayumi Nozawai M 1964 Japan Leader Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Carries supplies for Mt. Fuji climbers in winter Details Other expeditions
Fumihiko Ogiwara M 1979 Japan Climber Ueda, Nagano, Japan Geography student Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
APIM01301 HIGH - - - 239:75 (Oct 2002) -
APIM01301 AAJ Nakamura, Tamotsu - - 76:400-401 (2002) -
APIM01301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200240002/Asia-Nepal-Gurans-Himal-Api-Ascent - - -