Gurkarpo Ri | 1998 NW Ridge
A Japan expedition to Gurkarpo Ri in 1998 via NW Ridge, led by Kazuo Higuchi. Summit reached on 13th October 1998. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3145 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | GURK98301 |
| Peak ID | GURK |
| Year | 1998 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | NW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Kazuo Higuchi |
| Sponsor | Academic Alpine Club of Hokkaido Gurkarpo Ri Expedition 1998 |
| 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 | Via Langtang Glacier |
| Basecamp Date | 1998-09-26 |
| Summit Date | 1998-10-13 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 17 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 10 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6150m due to difficulty of route |
| High Point (m) | 6150 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 600 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| 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(26/09,4870m),C1(03/10,5550m),C2(10/10,6100m),xxx(13/10,6150m) |
| Route Notes | BC at glacier north of Langshisa Ri C1 at glacier north of Langshisa Ri C2 on NW Ridge. Fixed 500m above C2 on steep snow rock narrow NW Ridge to place 6150m where ridge ended in steep face downwards on 13 Oct, so returned C2 after trying to find way around. 14th Oct back to BC. 15-19th Oct collected ropes and tried to bring all rope but 18th blizzard and had to leave 200m fixed rope. On 12th 3 others, Kengo Kokura, Hironori Miyai and Miyuki Yoshida up to 6150m to take down ropes and clean camps. |
| Accidents | 3 members temporary altitude sickness |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Guides For All Seasons |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453458 |
| Year | 1998 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | nw ridge |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuo Higuchi | M | 1962 | Japan | Leader | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Outdoor educator | Details Other expeditions |
| Kazuo Iwase | M | 1965 | Japan | Climber | Miyako, Iwate, Japan | Labor inspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Kengo Kokura | M | 1971 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Unemployed; entering climbing profession | Details Other expeditions |
| Hironori Miyai | M | 1961 | Japan | Climber | Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan | High school teacher of geography & social studies | Details Other expeditions |
| Masashi Sasase | M | 1961 | Japan | Climber | Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, Japan | University associate professor of physical education | Details Other expeditions |
| Osamu Shimizu | M | 1960 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Geological engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hideaki Toda | M | 1958 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Geological engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Miyuki Yoshida | F | 1974 | Japan | Climber | Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan | University student of geography | Details Other expeditions |
| Karsang Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GURK98301 | HIGH | - | - | - | 198:40 (May 1999) | - |