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

Field	Value
ID	65887
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHAM15302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CHAM
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Kenshi
Last Name	Imai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	True
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6500
Summit Date 1	2015-11-03
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	2015-11-03
Death Time	-
Death Type	9
Death Height (m)	6500
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1982-2015) Died 3 Nov 2015 on Chamlang from ******
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2442952
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	kenshi imai
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	65888
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CHAM15302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CHAM
Year	2015
Season	3
First Name	Masatoshi
Last Name	Takeda
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Member
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2444182
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masatoshi takeda
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	30
Role	BC Only

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

Field	Value
ID	9560
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHAM15302
Reference ID	01
Year	2015
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.thecleanestline.com/2015/12/in-memoriam-kei-taniguchi-and-kenji-imai.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	9561
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CHAM15302
Reference ID	02
Year	2015
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://yukiyama.co.jp/mountain/2015/11/imai-kenshi-chamlang.php
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Japanese
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

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	-	-	-