Hiunchuli | 1979 SE side

A Japan expedition to Hiunchuli in 1979 via SE side, led by Hiroko Asano. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2108
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Peak ID	HIUP
Year	1979
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Hiroko Asano
Sponsor	Shakunage Dojin
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	Pokhara->Modi Khola->Hinko (accident)
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	11
Termination Notes	Abandoned due to fatal avalanche on approach march
High Point (m)	0
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	2
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	1
No Hired	True
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	-
Route Notes	Moti, THT - 17 Oct 79 2 Japanese (Miss Noriko Yamazaki & Miss Hiroko Fuji) bodies found; will be cremated near site or in Kathmandu. Died in avalanche just above Hinko. Taking seldom-used trail to BC in Annapurna Sanctuary to climb 6441m Hiunchuli 9th Oct 2:30 pm. Other 5 Japanese women not yet in KTM but are Ok except for shock. When will come, will know in 3 days. Lost all equipment and food and Pasang Sherpa, a porter, not climbing Sherpa.
Accidents	3 killed in avalanche on approach (Hinko Cave)
Achievement	-
Agency	Trans Himalayan Trekking (THT)
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2429
Year	1979
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se side

Members

Field	Value
ID	14474
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	HIUP
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Hiroko
Last Name	Asano
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-179
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroko asano
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	14475
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	HIUP
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Mariko
Last Name	Tsuzi
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-179
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mariko tsuzi
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14476
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	HIUP
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Aki
Last Name	Ikuta
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-179
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	aki ikuta
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14477
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	HIUP
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Noriko
Last Name	Yamazaki
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1979-10-09
Death Time	1430
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	4000
Death Class	1
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Avalanche enroute to BC (estimate 4000m)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1979) Died 9 Oct 1979 on Hiunchuli from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	noriko yamazaki
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14478
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	HIUP
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Hiroko
Last Name	Fuji
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1979-10-09
Death Time	1430
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	4000
Death Class	1
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Avalanche enroute to BC (estimate 4000m)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1979) Died 9 Oct 1979 on Hiunchuli from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroko fuji
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14479
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	HIUP
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Kyoko
Last Name	Kato
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-179
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kyoko kato
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	14480
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	HIUP
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Machiko
Last Name	Kawahara
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-179
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	machiko kawahara
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	27048
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	HIUP
Year	1979
Season	3
First Name	Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Porter
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	True
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	1979-10-09
Death Time	1430
Death Type	7
Death Height (m)	4000
Death Class	1
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Avalanche enroute to BC (estimate 4000m)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1979) Died 9 Oct 1979 on Hiunchuli from avalanche
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1979
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hiroko Asano	F	-	Japan	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Mariko Tsuzi	F	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Aki Ikuta	F	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Noriko Yamazaki	F	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Hiroko Fuji	F	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Kyoko Kato	F	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Machiko Kawahara	F	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Porter	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1526
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Reference ID	01
Year	1979
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1980
Language	-
Citation	53:627 (1980)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6601
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Reference ID	02
Year	1979
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1980
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	74:155 (1980)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7004
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Reference ID	03
Year	1979
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1980
Language	Japanese
Citation	74:45 (1980)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12987
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HIUP79301
Reference ID	04
Year	1979
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198062704/Asia-Nepal-Patal-Hiunchuli-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
HIUP79301	AAJ	-	-	-	53:627 (1980)	-
HIUP79301	IWA	-	-	-	74:155 (1980)	-
HIUP79301	IWA	-	-	-	74:45 (1980)	-
HIUP79301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198062704/Asia-Nepal-Patal-Hiunchuli-Attempt	-	-	-