Himalchuli West | 1978 SW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Himalchuli West in 1978 via SW Ridge, led by Yoshio Ogata. Summit reached on 7th May 1978. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2820
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Expedition ID HIMW78101
Peak ID HIMW
Year 1978
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Yoshio Ogata
Sponsor Yuki-To-Iwa-No-Kai Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 1st
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Dordi Khola
Basecamp Date 1978-03-28
Summit Date 1978-05-07
Summit Time 1440
Summit Days 40
Total Days 48
Termination Date 1978-05-15
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 7540
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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-781-01)
Campsites BC(28/03,3650m),C1(01/04,4700m),C2(06/04,5500m),C3(19/04,6000m),C4(28/04,6500m),Smt(07/05)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route True
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID HIME78101
Checksum 2446064
Year 1978
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yoshio Ogata M 1948 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Research worker of Central Research of Denkikaga Details Other expeditions
Kazuhiro Sugeno M 1949 Japan Climber Fukushima, Japan Architect for Mitsubishi Kensetsu Co. Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.