Himalchuli East | 1958 E Ridge from N (recon)

A Japan expedition to Himalchuli East in 1958 via E Ridge from N (recon), led by Ichiro Kanesaka. Summit reached on 8th October 1958. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2814
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIME58301
Peak ID HIME
Year 1958
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Ridge from N (recon)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Ichiro Kanesaka
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 Trisuli Bazar->Arughat Bazar->Buri Gandaki Valley->Namru
Basecamp Date 1958-09-19
Summit Date 1958-10-08
Summit Time -
Summit Days 19
Total Days 22
Termination Date 1958-10-11
Termination Reason 12
Termination Notes Reconnaissance
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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(19/09),ABC(30/09,4150m),C1(02/10,5150m),C2(07/10,5850m),xxx(08/10,6400m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2438848
Year 1958
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e ridge from n (recon)

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ichiro Kanesaka M - Japan Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Shojiro Ishizaka M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Gyaltsen Norbu Sherpa M 1918 India H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Temba Sherpa M 1932 Nepal H-A Worker Darjeeling, India - Details Other expeditions

References

7 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
HIME58301 AAJ Kanesaka, Ichiro Himalchuli, 1958 - 33:246-247 (1959) -
HIME58301 AJ - - - 64:134 (May 1959) -
HIME58301 JAC Kanesaka, Ichiro Himalchuli, 1958 - 54:2-4 (1959) -
HIME58301 MM Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman Himalchuli - 47:44-45 (Jan 1976) -
HIME58301 JAC Kanesaka, Ichiro The Reconnaissance of Himalchuli, 1958 - 54:49-75 (1959) -
HIME58301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195924300/Japanese-Alpinists-in-the-Himalaya - - -
HIME58301 - - https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1959_files/AJ64%201959%20121-137%20Alpine%20Notes.pdf - - -