Ganesh I | 1954 W Ridge
A Japan expedition to Ganesh I in 1954 via W Ridge, led by Yaichi Hotta. Summit reached on 13th May 1954. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2774 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | GAN154101 |
| Peak ID | GAN1 |
| Year | 1954 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Yaichi Hotta |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | Buri Gandaki Valley->Torogompa Glacier |
| Basecamp Date | 1954-04-26 |
| Summit Date | 1954-05-13 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 17 |
| Total Days | 22 |
| Termination Date | 1954-05-18 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 6350 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 22 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| 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 | False |
| Other Summits | Attempted Manaslu (MANA-541-01) and Ganesh II (GAN2-541-01) |
| Campsites | BC(26/04,4150m),C1(4950m),C2(5600m),C3(6150m),xxx(13/05,6350m) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2437100 |
| Year | 1954 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaichi Hotta | M | - | Japan | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Minoru Higeta | M | 1930 | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kiichiro Kato | M | 1920 | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yuichi Matsuda | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yukio Matsuzawa | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Junjiro Muraki | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | Waseda University Metal Casting Research laboratory | Details Other expeditions |
| Masayoshi Murayama | M | - | Japan | BC Manager | - | Ichida Textile Co. | Details Other expeditions |
| Sakuta Takebushi | M | - | Japan | Reporter | - | Sports editor, Mainichi newspapers | Details Other expeditions |
| Genkichi Taniguchi | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hirokichi Tatsunuma | M | 1916 | Japan | Exp Doctor | - | Lecturer, Keio University | Details Other expeditions |
| Jiro Yamada | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | Sakura Grain Co. | Details Other expeditions |
| Hideo Yamazaki | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | Instructor of anatomy, Sapporo Medical University | Details Other expeditions |
| Takayoshi Yoda | M | - | Japan | Cameraman | - | Photographer, Mainichi Newspapers | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAN154101 | - | Japanese Alpine Club | Manaslu 1954-6 | Mainichi Newspapers, Tokyo | - | jN112 |
| GAN154101 | AAJ | - | - | - | 29:175 (1955) | - |
| GAN154101 | MW | Muraki, Junjiro | Uprising of the Faithful | - | 129-132 (1955) | - |
| GAN154101 | MM | Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman | Manaslu | - | 62:38-41 (Jul 1978) | - |
| GAN154101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195517502/Asia-Nepal-Himalayas-Manaslu | - | - | - |