Everest | 1989 N Face (Japanese & Hornbein Couloirs)

A Japan expedition to Everest in 1989 via N Face (Japanese & Hornbein Couloirs), led by Yoshio Ogata. Summit reached on 21st October 1989. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1880
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Expedition ID EVER89315
Peak ID EVER
Year 1989
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Face (Japanese & Hornbein Couloirs)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Yoshio Ogata
Sponsor Himalayan Association of Japan
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 1989-08-25
Summit Date 1989-10-21
Summit Time -
Summit Days 57
Total Days 66
Termination Date 1989-10-30
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8200m due to avalanche danger
High Point (m) 8200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown True
Other Summits -
Campsites TempBC(25/08,5150m),BC(30/08,5500m),ABC(03/09,6150m),C1(23/09,6900m),C2(13/10,7500m),C3(20/10,8000m),xxx(21/10,8200m)
Route Notes Reached 300m below Hornbein Couloir and then joined Chilean group.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency None
Commercial Route False
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2449990
Year 1989
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Unknown
Route (lowercase) n face (japanese & hornbein couloirs)

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yoshio Ogata M 1948 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Nobuhiro Shingo M 1943 Japan Climber Japan - Details Other expeditions
Kiyoshi Hirata M - Japan Climber Japan - Details Other expeditions
Yasuhiro Hashimoto M 1954 Japan Climber Hakuraku, Kanagawa, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Masaaki Taniguchi M - Japan Climber Japan - Details Other expeditions
Hirotaka Imamura M 1959 Japan Climber Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Osamu Tanabe M 1961 Japan Climber Nagoya, Aichi, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Osamu Nishikawa M - Japan Climber Japan - Details Other expeditions
Takumi Ishizaka M 1965 Japan Climber Sayama, Saitama, Japan - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER89315 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 64:303 (1990) -
EVER89315 IWA - - - :278 (1990) -
EVER89315 IWA - - - :45 (1990) -
EVER89315 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199030301/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Attempts-from-the-North - - -