Hungchhi | 2003 NW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Hungchhi in 2003 via NW Ridge, led by Masakatsu Nakamura. Summit reached on 11th November 2003. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4665
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HCHI03301
Peak ID HCHI
Year 2003
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 NW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Masakatsu Nakamura
Sponsor Nagano Prefecture Mountaineering Association
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 -
Basecamp Date 2003-10-21
Summit Date 2003-11-11
Summit Time -
Summit Days 21
Total Days 23
Termination Date 2003-11-13
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6800m due to encountering steep ice wall late in the day
High Point (m) 6800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(21/10),C1(24/10,5450m),Int(5600m),Int(5650m),C2(5700m),C3.ABC(5800m),C4(6100m),C5(10/11,6600m),xxx(11/11,6800m)
Route Notes May 2005 Membership list provided by Yuichi Matsuda of JAC.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency None
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2455363
Year 2003
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) nw ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Masakatsu Nakamura M 1944 Japan Leader Yoshida, Nagano, Japan Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Takayuki Momose M 1946 Japan Climber Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Toshiya Nakajima M 1964 Japan Climber Shiojiri, Nagano, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Yukihisa Akada M 1967 Japan Climber Nagano, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Tetsu Nishinosono M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
HCHI03301 AAJ Nakamura, Tamotsu - - 78:426 (2004) -
HCHI03301 CLIM - - - 3:96 (May 2005) -
HCHI03301 JAN Nakamura, Masakatsu Hungchi 7036m from Tibet Side 2003 - 6:40-42 (May 2005) -
HCHI03301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200442602/Asia-Tibet-Himalaya-Hungchi-Attempt - - -
HCHI03301 - - http://jac.or.jp/english/images/vol6/jan-vol6-40-42.pdf - - -