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 - - -