Hongde | 1962 NE Ridge from E

A Japan expedition to Hongde in 1962 via NE Ridge from E, led by Shijiro Ishizaka. Summit reached on 8th May 1962. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2827
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Peak ID	HONG
Year	1962
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Ridge from E
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Shijiro Ishizaka
Sponsor	Nihon University Mountaineering Club
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	-
Basecamp Date	1962-05-06
Summit Date	1962-05-08
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	2
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6556
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	2
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 Dhampus (DHAM-621-01), Tongu (TONG-621-01) and Kangtokla (KTOK-621-01); attempted Churen Himal (CHUR-621-01); recon Dhaulagiri II
Campsites	BC(06/05,5450m),ABC(07/05),Smt(08/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2440205
Year	1962
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne ridge from e

Members

Field	Value
ID	22283
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	HONG
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Shojiro
Last Name	Ishizaka
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1962-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shojiro ishizaka
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22284
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	HONG
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Zenkichi
Last Name	Hirayama
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1962-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2425492
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zenkichi hirayama
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22285
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	HONG
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Takashi
Last Name	Miyahara
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1934
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1962-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2425537
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takashi miyahara
Year of Birth	1934
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	22286
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	HONG
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Ang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1962-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	22287
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	HONG
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Ang Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6556
Summit Date 1	1962-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	1
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26550
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	HONG
Year	1962
Season	1
First Name	Yoshinobu
Last Name	Kumagai
Sex	M
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	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-35
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yoshinobu kumagai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1962
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Shojiro Ishizaka	M	-	Japan	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Zenkichi Hirayama	M	1934	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Takashi Miyahara	M	1934	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	Sirdar	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Yoshinobu Kumagai	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1045
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Reference ID	01
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Ishizaka, Shojiro
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	-
Citation	37:520-521 (1963)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	1099
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Reference ID	02
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Ishizaka, S.
Title	Round Dhaulagiri, 1962
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	English
Citation	58:5-7 (1963)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Route map and photos in English in Japanese section

Field	Value
ID	5957
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Reference ID	03
Year	1962
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Ishizaka, S.
Title	Round Dhaulagiri, 1962
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1963
Language	Japanese
Citation	58:88-102 (1963)
Yak 94	-
Notes	Includes route map and photos in English

Field	Value
ID	13283
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	HONG62101
Reference ID	04
Year	1962
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196352002/Asia-Nepal-Mukut-Himal-and-Churen-Himal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
HONG62101	AAJ	Ishizaka, Shojiro	-	-	37:520-521 (1963)	-
HONG62101	JAC	Ishizaka, S.	Round Dhaulagiri, 1962	-	58:5-7 (1963)	-
HONG62101	JAC	Ishizaka, S.	Round Dhaulagiri, 1962	-	58:88-102 (1963)	-
HONG62101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196352002/Asia-Nepal-Mukut-Himal-and-Churen-Himal	-	-	-