Churen Himal West | 1975 W Ridge-W Smt
A Japan expedition to Churen Himal West in 1975 via W Ridge-W Smt, led by Shinichi Nakajima. Summit reached on 13th May 1975. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2299 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | CHRW75101 |
| Peak ID | CHRW |
| Year | 1975 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge-W Smt |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Shinichi Nakajima |
| Sponsor | Meiji University Himalayan Expedition 1975 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 2nd |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Pokhara->Kali Gandaki->Myagdi Khola->Kaphe Khola |
| Basecamp Date | 1975-04-07 |
| Summit Date | 1975-05-13 |
| Summit Time | 1600 |
| Summit Days | 36 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7371 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(07/04,4100m),C1(11/04,4700m),C2(5600m),C3(6150m),C4(06/05,6500m),C5(12/05,7050m),Smt(13/05) |
| Route Notes | Nakajima & Hamaguchi - 5 June 75 Climbed West Ridge to West Peak; Hasegawa and Kono arrived 13 May. C5 at 7000m very difficult rock route from C5 to top. Summiters had to biv after summit on 13 May at about 7170m; reached top 4 pm from C5 at 5:30 am; no tent or sleeping bag for biv, only clothing. Biv place very luckily rock cave and no wind or snow - outside. Reached C3 at 6:30 pm 14 May. C5 established 12 May by summiters and 2 others Asa and Pemba Lama Sherp. 2nd attack 14 May by Kando, Sakamoto and Pemba Lama unsuccessful; reached biv site 5 pm and next day very tired and very dangerous because their fatigue and bad weather; left C5 5:30 am on 15th and they came down. All rock climbing, very difficult; fixed rope 3000m and 3 rope. Ladders from C1 to C5 almost all way; same route as Italian 1969 and Japanese 1974 No accident, no frostbite; all members here today and all well. Strong team and good weather cause of success. "Our team is very strong" - 10 members 1st planned Dhaulagiri V by north, but this route closed and so now go to Churen; on 15 Dec 1975 chose Churen Himal. Nakajima & Hamaguchi - 7 March 75 Leave KTM tomorrow by road to Pokhara; caravan start 13th March; 2 weeks to BC at 4100m (same as site as Dhaulagiri IV BC). Route same route as last spring: West Ridge to West Peak 6 high camps, C6 on ridge at 7000m Summit attack about 10th May 6 Sherpas including sirdar |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2448301 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge-w smt |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinichi Nakajima | M | 1938 | Japan | Leader | Tokyo, Japan | City government official in Tokyo | Details Other expeditions |
| Kinichi Hamaguchi | M | 1941 | Japan | Exp Doctor | Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan | Pathologist and surgeon; assistant at Jikei University Hospital | Details Other expeditions |
| Atsuhiro Aso | M | 1942 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Kazuo Nishimura | M | 1943 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Yoshiharu Kondo | M | 1944 | Japan | Climber | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | City government official | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryoten Hasegawa | M | 1947 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Assistant Buddhist priest | Details Other expeditions |
| Shunichi Machi | M | 1947 | Japan | Climber | Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka, Japan | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Teruyuki Kouno | M | 1951 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Junichi Sakamoto | M | 1950 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Office worker | Details Other expeditions |
| Koichi Wada | M | 1952 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Economics student (Meiji University) | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Lama | M | - | Nepal | Sirdar | Junbesi, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
7 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRW75101 | AAJ | Guha, Kamal K. | - | - | 50:522 (1976) | - |
| CHRW75101 | JAC | Nakajima, Shinichi | Churen Himal West Ridge 1975 | - | 70:16-17 (1975) | - |
| CHRW75101 | MM | - | - | - | 46:13 (Nov 1975) | - |
| CHRW75101 | JAC | Nakajima, Shinichi | Churen Himal West Ridge 1975 | - | 70:220-228 (1975) | - |
| CHRW75101 | IWA | - | - | - | 48:147 (1976) | - |
| CHRW75101 | IWA | - | - | - | 48:62 (1976) | - |
| CHRW75101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197652202/Asia-Nepal-Churen-Himal | - | - | - |