Bhrikuti | 1982 W Ridge
A Japan expedition to Bhrikuti in 1982 via W Ridge, led by Kaoru Kikuchi. Summit reached on 18th May 1982. 14 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1695 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | BHRI82101 |
| Peak ID | BHRI |
| Year | 1982 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Kaoru Kikuchi |
| Sponsor | Nepal-HAJ Joint Expedition to Mt. Bhrikuti 1982 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 1st-3rd |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | True |
| Countries | Nepal |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1982-05-10 |
| Summit Date | 1982-05-18 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 8 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6476 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 10 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| 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 | Possibly climbed Khamjung |
| Campsites | BC(10/05,4450m),C1(15/05,5550m),C2(17/05,6030m),Smt(18-19,21/05) |
| Route Notes | Ascent of Bhrikuti in spring of 1982 by the Japanese is disputed by Rudolf Weber of the Austrian expedition that attempted the peak in autumn of 1982. The Austrians claim that the Japanese climbed a lesser subsidiary peak. Tashi Jangbu & Kikuchi - 14 June 82 Round Annapurna map completely wrong. Rivers and glaciers approached via Jomsom NE to Tangbe, Chhusang, Tangge (all NE from Jomsom); ESE via Dhechyang Khola to BC in a branch of this khola at 4450m at Damodar Kunda on 10th May. BC of mtn. at end of moraine; C1 5550m, 15th May, just below 400m icefall; C2 6030m, 17th May, above icefall in cwm. Above C2 is icewall to a col WNW of summit and thence route up W Ridge to shoulder and main peak which may be c6500m. Summiters on 18, 19 and 21 May as per Ministry report except Tsuchiya went again to top on 21st May. Times correct of C2-top-BC. Total 8 Japanese and 2 Nepalese members to summit. Not difficult climb but long approach to Bhrikuti which understand is last one in group of many peaks of about 6500m. This expedition's route easier on mountain, in fact perhaps only route. |
| Accidents | No accidents or frostbite |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450330 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge |
Members
14 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akio Asami | M | 1958 | Japan | Climber | Kwango, Saitama, Japan | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kijuro Endo | M | 1946 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Eiichi Kaneko | M | 1944 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | University of staff member | Details Other expeditions |
| Kaoru Kikuchi | M | 1946 | Japan | Leader | Tome, Miyagi, Japan | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kimio Mikasa | M | 1956 | Japan | Climber | Sakata, Yamagata, Japan | Farmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Masayuki Nakazato | M | 1956 | Japan | Climber | Nishinasundo, Tochigi, Japan | Staff member, Tokyo Tape Kogyo Inc. | Details Other expeditions |
| Isao Niitsuma | M | 1956 | Japan | Climber | Mitsukaido, Ibaraki, Japan | Electrical Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Takashi Sakuma | M | 1950 | Japan | Climbing Leader | Utashinai, Hokkaido, Japan | Worker in motorcar factory | Details Other expeditions |
| Akira Takahashi | M | 1914 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | President, button manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Sutemi Terada | M | 1939 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Clerical worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Masanobu Tsuchiya | M | 1951 | Japan | Climber | Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan | Furniture maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Kishor Bhattarai | M | 1958 | Nepal | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1959 | Nepal | Climber | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kapil Shrestha | M | - | Nepal | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
7 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHRI82101 | AAJ | Guha, Kamal K. | - | - | 57:245 (1983) | - |
| BHRI82101 | AAJ | Nyka, Jozef | - | - | 58:252 (1984) | - |
| BHRI82101 | MM | - | - | - | 86:11 (Jul 1982) | - |
| BHRI82101 | IWA | - | - | - | 95:200 (1983) | - |
| BHRI82101 | IWA | - | - | - | 95:47 (1983) | - |
| BHRI82101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198324503/Asia-Nepal-Bhrikuti-Damodar-Himal | - | - | - |
| BHRI82101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198425201/Asia-Nepal-Bhrikuti-Unclimbed | - | - | - |