Gaurishankar | 1959 N side

A Japan expedition to Gaurishankar in 1959 via N side, led by Hideki Kato. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2791
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	GAUR59301
Peak ID	GAUR
Year	1959
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	N side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Hideki Kato
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	Rolwaling Valley->Menlung La
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	12
Termination Notes	Robbed by Khampas during attempt on Pangbuk Ri
High Point (m)	0
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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 Pangbuk Ri (PANG-593-01)
Campsites	-
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2274
Year	1959
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n side

Members

Field	Value
ID	22172
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAUR59301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	GAUR
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Hideki
Last Name	Kato
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-103
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hideki kato
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26400
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAUR59301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	GAUR
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Moriaki
Last Name	Abe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-103
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	moriaki abe
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26401
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	GAUR59301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	GAUR
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Mitsuharu
Last Name	Oishi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-103
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mitsuharu oishi
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hideki Kato	M	-	Japan	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Moriaki Abe	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Mitsuharu Oishi	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	979
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAUR59301
Reference ID	01
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Kato, Hideki "Gaurishankar"
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	-
Citation	34:71-72 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	991
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAUR59301
Reference ID	02
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Kato, Hideki
Title	Gaurisankar Expedition, 1959
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	English
Citation	55:13-14 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8383
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAUR59301
Reference ID	03
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Kato, Hideki
Title	Gaurishankar Expedition, 1959
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	Japanese
Citation	55:95-117 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13312
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	GAUR59301
Reference ID	04
Year	1959
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196006600/Japanese-Exploration-in-Nepal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
GAUR59301	AAJ	Kato, Hideki "Gaurishankar"	-	-	34:71-72 (1960)	-
GAUR59301	JAC	Kato, Hideki	Gaurisankar Expedition, 1959	-	55:13-14 (1960)	-
GAUR59301	JAC	Kato, Hideki	Gaurishankar Expedition, 1959	-	55:95-117 (1960)	-
GAUR59301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196006600/Japanese-Exploration-in-Nepal	-	-	-