Everest | 1979 N Face (recon to 6400m)

A Japan expedition to Everest in 1979 via N Face (recon to 6400m), led by Atsuo Saito. Summit reached on 12th October 1979. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2107
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Face (recon to 6400m)
Route 2	N Col (recon to 6800m)
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Atsuo Saito
Sponsor	Japanese Alpine Club (JAC)
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	Rongbuk Glacier
Basecamp Date	1979-09-26
Summit Date	1979-10-12
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	16
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	6
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6800m due to fatal avalanche
High Point (m)	6800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	10
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	3
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	True
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(26/09,5150m),C1(5550m),C2(6150m),Central Rongbuk Glacier(08/10,6400m); East Rongbuk Glacier.C3(10/10,6500m),xxx(12/10,6800m)
Route Notes	Shohei Wada - 7 Jan 80 Member 1980 Japan Everest Expedition North side of Everest reconnaissance Last autumn: 9 Japanese members of whom 8 were climbers plus about 10 Chinese assistant climbers. Routes reconnoitered were: 1. Main Rongbuk Glacier to N Face 2. East Rongbuk Glacier to NE Ridge in 2 separate parties. 1st route, party reached 6500m. Very difficult to find a camp site on N Face at 6000-6500m and Chinese porters will have trouble in Spring attempt with steep technical parts. Above 6500m face is not so steep. No accidents during recce of this route. On 2nd route, did not reach N Col. Were struck by avalanche at c6800m while making route. 6 climbers were in this party, climbing improved on gentle slope when avalanche hit. 1 Japanese and 3 Chinese swept down 200m by avalanche. 1 Japanese, Ryoten Hasegawa, Churen Himal summiter on Meiji University expedition, had 6 ribs broken. 3 Chinese killed (1 Chinese was well-known Han Chinese mountaineer who had gone to 8500m on Everest in 1975). Wada was not on 1979 recce. Hasihua, Correspondent - 2 Dec 79 3 Chinese assistants (including 1 Tibetan) died in an avalanche at North Col of Everest in Oct on Sino-Japanese recce.
Accidents	3 Chinese assistants died in avalanche
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	EVER80103
Checksum	2446228
Year	1979
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n face (recon to 6400m)

Members

Field	Value
ID	23450
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Atsuo
Last Name	Saito
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1929
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Kyoto, Japan
Occupation	Surgeon & research member of medical dept of Kyoto University
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2423771
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	atsuo saito
Year of Birth	1929
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23573
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	San
Last Name	Luo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	China
Status	H-A Assistant
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	1979-10-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1979-10-12
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	6800
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1979) Died 12 Oct 1979 on Everest from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	2
Name (lowercase)	san luo
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	23574
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Nima Tashi
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	China
Status	H-A Assistant
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	1979-10-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1979-10-12
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	6800
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1979) Died 12 Oct 1979 on Everest from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	2
Name (lowercase)	nima tashi
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	23575
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Hong-Bao
Last Name	Wang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	China
Status	H-A Assistant
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	1979-10-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1979-10-12
Death Time	-
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	6800
Death Class	3
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1979) Died 12 Oct 1979 on Everest from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	2
Name (lowercase)	hong-bao wang
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	27045
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Ryoten
Last Name	Hasegawa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6800
Summit Date 1	1979-10-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	2
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	7
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Suffered 6 broken ribs from avalanche
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2430102
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ryoten hasegawa
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	31292
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Shigeyuki
Last Name	Okajima
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-164
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shigeyuki okajima
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31293
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Gota
Last Name	Isono
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Travel agency employee
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2432649
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gota isono
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31294
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Takashi
Last Name	Ozaki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kameyama, Mie, Japan
Occupation	Employee of Kameyama-Automobile Co.
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2432149
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takashi ozaki
Year of Birth	1952
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31295
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Susumu
Last Name	Nakamura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1946-2008) Died 1 Oct 2008 on Kula Kangri (Tibet) from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2429726
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	susumu nakamura
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31296
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Kotaro
Last Name	Yokoyama
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-164
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kotaro yokoyama
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31297
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Kazushige
Last Name	Takami
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Hiroshima, Japan
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2429491
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazushige takami
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31298
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Takashi
Last Name	Kitagawa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kyoto, Japan
Occupation	Cameraman on Mainichi Broadcasting System's television film team
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2430688
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takashi kitagawa
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

12 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Atsuo Saito	M	1929	Japan	Leader	Kyoto, Japan	Surgeon & research member of medical dept of Kyoto University	Details Other expeditions
San Luo	M	-	China	H-A Assistant	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Tashi	M	-	China	H-A Assistant	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Hong-Bao Wang	M	-	China	H-A Assistant	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ryoten Hasegawa	M	1947	Japan	Deputy Leader	Tokyo, Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Shigeyuki Okajima	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Gota Isono	M	1954	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Travel agency employee	Details Other expeditions
Takashi Ozaki	M	1952	Japan	Climber	Kameyama, Mie, Japan	Employee of Kameyama-Automobile Co.	Details Other expeditions
Susumu Nakamura	M	1946	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	-	Details Other expeditions
Kotaro Yokoyama	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Kazushige Takami	M	1945	Japan	Climber	Hiroshima, Japan	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Takashi Kitagawa	M	1948	Japan	Climber	Kyoto, Japan	Cameraman on Mainichi Broadcasting System's television film team	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2124
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Reference ID	01
Year	1979
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Suzuki, Hiroyuki
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1980
Language	-
Citation	53:658 (1980)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	2826
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Reference ID	02
Year	1979
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1994
Language	-
Citation	68:275 (1994)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6394
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Reference ID	03
Year	1979
Type	2
Journal	IM
Author	Motwani, Prem Kumar
Title	Rising Sun on Chomolungma
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1981
Language	-
Citation	7:26-37 (Spring 1981)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6595
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Reference ID	04
Year	1979
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1980
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	74:150 (1980)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6988
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Reference ID	05
Year	1979
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1980
Language	Japanese
Citation	74:32 (1980)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13003
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Reference ID	06
Year	1979
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198065801/Asia-ChinaTibet-Bodies-on-Mount-Everest
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13004
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER79302
Reference ID	07
Year	1979
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199427500/Asia-Tibet-Everest-More-on-Earlier-Chinese-Expeditions
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER79302	AAJ	Suzuki, Hiroyuki	-	-	53:658 (1980)	-
EVER79302	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	68:275 (1994)	-
EVER79302	IM	Motwani, Prem Kumar	Rising Sun on Chomolungma	-	7:26-37 (Spring 1981)	-
EVER79302	IWA	-	-	-	74:150 (1980)	-
EVER79302	IWA	-	-	-	74:32 (1980)	-
EVER79302	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198065801/Asia-ChinaTibet-Bodies-on-Mount-Everest	-	-	-
EVER79302	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199427500/Asia-Tibet-Everest-More-on-Earlier-Chinese-Expeditions	-	-	-