Everest | 1983 N Face (Hornbein Couloir)
A Japan expedition to Everest in 1983 via N Face (Hornbein Couloir), led by Michiko Takahashi. Summit reached on 9th December 1983. 2 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 425 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER83402 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1983 |
| Season | 4 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Face (Hornbein Couloir) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Michiko Takahashi |
| Sponsor | Kamoshika Dojin Everest N Face Winter 1983-84 |
| 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 | 1983-10-21 |
| Summit Date | 1983-12-09 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 49 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8100m due to high winds |
| High Point (m) | 8100 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 18 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 13 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(21/10,5620m),C1(26/10,6170m),C2(05/11,6900m),C3(17/11,7700m),xxx(09/12,8100m) |
| Route Notes | BC at Rongbuk C1 at Central Rongbuk Glacier. Yasuhira Saito (Gaurishankar) - 4 Aug 1984 Saito was member of expedition. Climb abandoned at bottom of Hornbein Couloir. No place for tent in winds and rock fall danger. Very cold very strong winds, 3 Japanese and 1 Chinese frostbitten but none very serious. When team arrived at BC mountain was white, but slowly became blacker and blacker. Mrs Takahashi returns to attempt in winter 1985-86 (postponed from this winter). Team used 13 Chinese "assistants" above BC. Michiko Takahashi is also known by her maiden name, Michiko Imai, leader 1979 autumn Dhaulagiri II-III-IV-V traverse. |
| Accidents | 3 members and 1 Chinese member frostbitten |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Express |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2447796 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n face (hornbein couloir) |
Members
2 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michiko Takahashi | F | 1942 | Japan | Leader | Tokyo, Japan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Yasuhira Saito | M | 1953 | Japan | Climber | Nagoya, Japan | Assistant cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
References
6 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER83402 | AAJ | - | - | - | 58:311 (1984) | - |
| EVER83402 | MM | - | - | - | 96:10 (Mar 1984) | - |
| EVER83402 | MM | - | - | - | 97:11 (May 1984) | - |
| EVER83402 | IWA | - | - | - | 105:196 (1984) | - |
| EVER83402 | IWA | - | - | - | 105:26 (1984) | - |
| EVER83402 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198431103/Asia-China-Mount-Everest-Winter-Attempt-from-Tibet | - | - | - |