Chamlang | 2015 N Face
A Japan expedition to Chamlang in 2015 via N Face, led by Kenshi Imai. Summit reached on 3rd November 2015. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9074 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHAM15302 |
| Peak ID | CHAM |
| Year | 2015 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | N Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Kenshi Imai |
| Sponsor | Chamlang Japan Expedition 2015 |
| 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 | - |
| Summit Date | 2015-11-03 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 0 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 6 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6500m due to fatal accident (disappearance) |
| High Point (m) | 6500 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 0 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC,Biv(5600m),xxx(6500m) |
| Route Notes | From the internet: Patagonia Climbing Ambassador, Kenshi Imai, encountered an accident while climbing Chamlang (7319m). It occurred during his solo reconnaissance to scale the unclimbed north face. Search for him was abandoned on November 11. Imai was in alone try to Chamlang north wall (7319m) in Nepal Himalaya is in distress, has gone missing. He was last seen climbing near 6500m on November 3. By the subsequent three searches, a few pieces of Imai's gear were recovered around 5600m. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Alpine Asian Treks |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462630 |
| Year | 2015 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n face |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenshi Imai | M | 1982 | Japan | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Masatoshi Takeda | M | 1985 | Japan | Member | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAM15302 | - | - | http://www.thecleanestline.com/2015/12/in-memoriam-kei-taniguchi-and-kenji-imai.html | - | - | - |
| CHAM15302 | - | - | http://yukiyama.co.jp/mountain/2015/11/imai-kenshi-chamlang.php | - | - | - |