Gangapurna | 1971 NW Ridge-NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Gangapurna in 1971 via NW Ridge-NE Ridge, led by Katsuhiko Miyoshi. Summit reached on 10th May 1971. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2786
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID GANG71101
Peak ID GANG
Year 1971
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 NW Ridge-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Katsuhiko Miyoshi
Sponsor Hachioji Himalaya Mountaineering Expedition
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 Pokhara->Manang
Basecamp Date 1971-04-01
Summit Date 1971-05-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 39
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7000m due to route difficulty
High Point (m) 7000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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 -
Campsites BC(01/04,5000m),C1(05/04,5300m),C2(12/04,6000m),C3(29/04,6750m),C4(10/05,6900m),xxx(10/05,7000m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2443368
Year 1971
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge-ne ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Katsuhiko Miyoshi M 1943 Japan Leader Kitaturu, Yamanashi, Japan Teacher in primary school Details Other expeditions
Mitsuo Hiroshima M 1943 Japan Deputy Leader Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan Teacher at Tsukui High School, Kanagawa prefecture Details Other expeditions
Hideki Maniwa M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Takeo Omata M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Koichi Taguchi M - Japan Cameraman - - Details Other expeditions
Terumi Yatsuhashi M - Japan Exp Doctor Yokohama, Japan Graduated from Nihon University Details Other expeditions
Homei Ishii M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
GANG71101 AAJ - - - 46:185 (1972) -
GANG71101 HJ Miyoshi, Katsuhiko Gangapurna North-West Ridge, 1971 - 31:145-149 (1971) -
GANG71101 MM - - - 17:7 (Sep 1971) -
GANG71101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197218503/Asia-Nepal-Gangapurna - - -
GANG71101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/31/13/gangapurna-north-west-ridge-1971/ - - -