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 - - -