Dhaulagiri V | 1971 S Ridge

A Japan expedition to Dhaulagiri V in 1971 via S Ridge, led by Tetsuo Matsumura. Summit reached on 5th October 1971. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2720
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID DHA571301
Peak ID DHA5
Year 1971
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Tetsuo Matsumura
Sponsor Kyushu University Alpine Club
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 1971-10-05
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5950m due to fatal accident
High Point (m) 5950
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 0
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 0
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,C1,C2,xxx(05/10,5950m)
Route Notes -
Accidents 1 member killed by avalanche
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2447161
Year 1971
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tetsuo Matsumura M - Japan Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Fukashi Chijiwa M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Yukio Asano M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
DHA571301 AAJ Guha, Kamal K. - - 46:188 (1972) -
DHA571301 MM - - - 20:12 (Mar 1972) -
DHA571301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197218801/Asia-Nepal-Dhaulagiri - - -