Everest | 1970 S Col-SE Ridge
A Japan expedition to Everest in 1970 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Hiromi Ohtsuka. Summit reached on 11th May 1970. 41 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2759 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER70102 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1970 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | SW Face (to 8050m) |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Hiromi Ohtsuka |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 12th,13th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Khumbu Valley |
| Basecamp Date | 1970-03-23 |
| Summit Date | 1970-05-11 |
| Summit Time | 0910 |
| Summit Days | 49 |
| Total Days | 59 |
| Termination Date | 1970-05-21 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 6 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 39 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| Total Hired | 56 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| Hired Deaths | 1 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(23/03,5350m),Dep(5800m),C1(04/04,6150m),C2(16/04,6450m),C3(18/04,6950m),C4(26/04,7500m),C5(26/04,7986m),C6(10/05,8513m),Smt(11-12/05); SWFaceC2.ABC(17/04,6600m),C3(18/04,7000m),C4(06/05,7500m),xxx(10/05,8050m) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | 1 Sherpa killed by icefall; 1 member died of heart attack |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2442778 |
| Year | 1970 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
41 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiromi Ohtsuka | M | - | Japan | Deputy Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Teruo Matsuura | M | 1934 | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Naomi Uemura | M | 1941 | Japan | Climber | Kinosaki-gun, Hyogo, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Katsutoshi Hirabayashi | M | 1934 | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chotare Sherpa | M | 1932 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kyoshi Narita | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kyak Tsering Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Saburo Matsukata | M | - | Japan | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Senya Sumiyoshi | M | 1926 | Japan | Climber | Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan | Physician, Dept of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka University Hospital | Details Other expeditions |
| Yuichi Matsuda | M | - | Japan | Climber | Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yoshihiro Fujita | M | - | Japan | Climber | Sudachioya, Tokyo, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroaki Tamura | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroshi Nakajima | M | 1938 | Japan | Climber | Urawa, Saitama, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Shinichi Hirano | M | 1938 | Japan | Climber | Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan | Member, Cultural Scientific Institute of Meiji University | Details Other expeditions |
| Masatake Doi | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Masatsugu Konishi | M | 1938 | Japan | Climber | - | Works in Hosocawa printing office | Details Other expeditions |
| Setsuko Watanabe | F | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Takashi Kano | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tadao Kanzaki | M | 1940 | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hideo Nishigori | M | 1940 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Katsuhiko Kano | M | 1942 | Japan | General Manager | Tokyo, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yoshiaki Kamiyama | M | 1942 | Japan | Climber | Osaka, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Akira Yoshikawa | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chitoshi Ando | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroshi Sagano | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Reizo Ito | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Michiro Nakashima | M | 1930 | Japan | Exp Doctor | - | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Koichiro Hirotani | M | - | Japan | Exp Doctor | - | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Shigeo Omori | M | 1933 | Japan | Exp Doctor | Kitatama, Tokyo, Japan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Masaru Kono | M | 1939 | Japan | Scientist | - | Geophysicist | Details Other expeditions |
| Masayuki Osada | M | - | Japan | Meteorologist | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jiro Inoue | M | 1945 | Japan | Meteorologist | Ikuta-ku, Kobe, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Katsuhisa Kimura | M | - | Japan | Cameraman | Japan | Mainichi cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Hirofumi Aizawa | M | 1932 | Japan | Reporter | - | Mainichi journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Shigeru Sato | M | - | Japan | Reporter | - | Mainichi journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Masao Harada | M | - | Japan | Cameraman | - | Mainichi cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Kenji Taira | M | - | Japan | Cameraman | - | Mainichi cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Toshio Naito | M | - | Japan | TV Producer | - | NHK Producer | Details Other expeditions |
| Tokutaro Noguchi | M | - | Japan | TV Cameraman | - | NHK cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Shozo Tateno | M | - | Japan | TV Cameraman | - | NHK cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroshi Nakagawa | M | - | Japan | Reporter | - | NHK reporter | Details Other expeditions |
References
12 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER70102 | HJ | Ohtsuka, Hiromi | The Japanese Mount Everest Expedition, 1969-1970 | - | 31:100-112 (1971) | - |
| EVER70102 | AAJ | - | - | - | 45:433-434 (1971) | - |
| EVER70102 | JAC | Ohtsuka, Hiromi | The Japanese Mount Everest Expedition, 1969-1970 | - | 66:1-13 (1971) | - |
| EVER70102 | MM | - | Everest - Direttissima | - | 12:25 (Nov 1970) | - |
| EVER70102 | - | Mainichi News | Everest | Mainichi News Co., Tokyo | - | jM07 |
| EVER70102 | JAC | Ohtsuka, Hiromi | - | - | 65:138-147 (1970) | - |
| EVER70102 | JAC | Ohtsuka, Hiromi | The Japanese Mount Everest Expedition, 1969-1970 | - | 66:38-65 (1971) | - |
| EVER70102 | - | Mainichi News | The Ascent of Everest | Mainichi News Co., Tokyo | - | jM06 |
| EVER70102 | - | Japanese Alpine Club | Account of the Mt. Everest Expedition, 1970 | JAC, Tokyo | - | )JN11 |
| EVER70102 | - | Aizawa, Hirofumi | Everest, An Account of the Japanese Ascent | Akane, Tokyo | - | jA01 |
| EVER70102 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197143300/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Everest-Fifth-Ascent | - | - | - |
| EVER70102 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/31/8/the-japanese-mount-everest-expedition-1969-1970/ | - | - | - |