Himalchuli East | 1960 SW Face
A Japan expedition to Himalchuli East in 1960 via SW Face, led by Jiro Yamada. Summit reached on 24th May 1960. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2816 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | HIME60101 |
| Peak ID | HIME |
| Year | 1960 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Face |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Jiro Yamada |
| Sponsor | Keio University Himalayan Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 1st,2nd |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1960-04-19 |
| Summit Date | 1960-05-24 |
| Summit Time | 1310 |
| Summit Days | 35 |
| Total Days | 44 |
| Termination Date | 1960-06-02 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7893 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 6 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 15 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 1 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed on Himalchuli West (HIMW-601-01) |
| Campsites | BC(19/04,4200m),C1(25/04,5180m),C2(01/05,5760m),C3(07/05,6300m),C4(19/05,6600m),C5(22/05,7000m),C6(23/05,7300m),Smt(24-25/05) |
| Route Notes | - |
| Accidents | 1 Sherpa died in climbing accident |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2439444 |
| Year | 1960 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | sw face |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiro Yamada | M | - | Japan | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hisashi Tanabe | M | - | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Masahiro Harada | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Hideki Miyashita | M | 1931 | Japan | Deputy Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kimimasa Nakazawa | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kazi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Shigeru Murata | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Koichiro Ohmori | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Yoshiro Kawada | M | - | Japan | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Susumu Takashio | M | - | Japan | Exp Doctor | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Katsuhisa Kimura | M | - | Japan | Cameraman | Japan | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sonam Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIME60101 | AAJ | Yamada, Jiro | Himalchuli, 1960 | - | 35:275-277 (1961) | - |
| HIME60101 | MM | Dyhrenfurth, G. O. & Dyhrenfurth, Norman | Himalchuli | - | 47:44-45 (Jan 1976) | - |
| HIME60101 | JAC | Yamada, Jiro | Himalchuli, 1960 | - | 56:1-2 (1961) | - |
| HIME60101 | - | Yamada, Jiro | The Ascent of Himal Chuli | Mainichi Newspapers | - | jY42 |
| HIME60101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196127500/Japanese-Himalay-Expeditions | - | - | - |