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/ - - -