Himalchuli West | 1960 W Col

A Japan expedition to Himalchuli West in 1960 via W Col, led by Jiro Yamada. Summit reached on 24th May 1960. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2819
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID HIMW60101
Peak ID HIMW
Year 1960
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Col
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Jiro Yamada
Sponsor Keio University
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 1960-04-19
Summit Date 1960-05-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 35
Total Days 44
Termination Date 1960-06-02
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Climbed only to 7450m to film Himalchuli ascent team
High Point (m) 7450
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 6
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 Climbed Himalchuli Main (HIME-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),xxx(25/05,7450m)
Route Notes Cameraman Kimura climbed onto shoulder of Himalchuli West to film ascent team on Himalchuli Main.
Accidents -
Achievement Reached 7450m while climbing Main peak
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID HIME60101
Checksum 2439489
Year 1960
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w col

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jiro Yamada M - Japan Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Katsuhisa Kimura M - Japan Cameraman Japan - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.