Dhaulagiri III | 1979 NE Ridge up; SW Ridge down (from D-II to D-V)

A Japan expedition to Dhaulagiri III in 1979 via NE Ridge up; SW Ridge down (from D-II to D-V), led by Michiko Takahashi. Summit reached on 15th October 1979. 20 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2716
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA379301
Peak ID DHA3
Year 1979
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 NE Ridge up; SW Ridge down (from D-II to D-V)
Route 2 SW Ridge up; NE Ridge down (from D-V to D-II)
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Michiko Takahashi
Sponsor Japan Dhaulagiri Traverse Expedition 1979
Success 1 True
Success 2 True
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 3rd
Ascent 2 4th
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1979-09-02
Summit Date 1979-10-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 43
Total Days 54
Termination Date 1979-10-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7715
Traverse True
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 20
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 23
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Dhaulagiri II (DHA2-793-01), Dhaulagiri V (DHA5-793-01), Tsaurabong Peak (TSUR-793-01); attempted Snow Peak (SNOW-793-01)
Campsites Smt(15/10)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route True
Primary Member False
Primary Reference True
Primary ID DHA279301
Checksum 2450101
Year 1979
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne ridge up; sw ridge down (from d-ii to d-v)

Members

20 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Michiko Takahashi F 1942 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Physician (urologist) Details Other expeditions
Kozo Komatsu M 1954 Japan Dep Ldr/Climb Ldr Tokyo, Japan Travel agent Details Other expeditions
Yukio Koga M 1949 Japan Climber Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan Construction analyst Details Other expeditions
Takayoshi Chiba M 1945 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Truck driver Details Other expeditions
Koji Nezu M 1954 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Sales clerk in sporting-goods shop Details Other expeditions
Shigetsugu Araki M 1954 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Assistant teacher in a Tokyo High School Details Other expeditions
Yoshitomi Okura M 1951 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Sales clerk in sporting-goods shop Details Other expeditions
Shigeto Ogura M 1954 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Photographer Details Other expeditions
Hideaki Chiku M 1948 Japan Film Team Tokyo, Japan Movie cameraman Details Other expeditions
Shinji Fukushima M 1956 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan University student (Japanese Literature) Details Other expeditions
Kentaro Hirokawa M 1960 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan University student Details Other expeditions
Ken Kobayashi M 1959 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Student at a college teaching how to make alcoholic beverages Details Other expeditions
Ryoichi Kozakai M 1950 Japan Climber Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Restaurant manager Details Other expeditions
Takao Maki M 1949 Japan Climber Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan Truck driver Details Other expeditions
Muneo Nukita M 1951 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Travel agent Details Other expeditions
Etsuro Shikishima M 1951 Japan Climber Yokohama, Japan Freelance writer Details Other expeditions
Moriyuki Tabuchi M 1947 Japan Film Team Matsudo, Chiba, Japan Movie director Details Other expeditions
Mitsuo Takahashi M 1948 Japan Film Team Tokyo, Japan Film team audio mixer Details Other expeditions
Komei Wada M 1949 Japan Climber Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan Restaurant manager Details Other expeditions
Jun Wakabayashi M 1957 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan University student (photography) Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.