Jarkya | 2020 S Ridge from E

A Japan expedition to Jarkya in 2020 via S Ridge from E, led by Masayuki Takenaka. Summit reached on 2nd April 2020. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

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Field Value
ID 7853
Imported 2026-11-04 22:32:23.994980
Expedition ID JARK20101
Peak ID JARK
Year 2020
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Ridge from E
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Masayuki Takenaka
Sponsor Japanese Jarkya Himal Expedition 2020
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 2020-03-19
Summit Date 2020-04-02
Summit Time -
Summit Days 14
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5400m due to heavy snowfall
High Point (m) 5400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
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 BC19/03,4500m),C1(26/03,4950m),C2(01/04,5300m),xxx(02/04,5400m)
Route Notes BC 19/03 4500m C1 26/03 4950m C2 01/04 5300m HPt 02/04 5400m by all members at 9:55 am. Climb abandoned on 02/04 due to heavy snowfall, making route finding and trail breaking difficult; sick members Oxygen: Not taken, not used Plan was to do first ascent of Jarkya via the Hindu Glacier and South Ridge. No Sherpa support above BC. Takenaka: “Reasons for cancelling the climb were that it was too early in the season, resulting in heavy snowfall, which made route finding and breaking trail time-consuming, leading to accumulated fatigue, and also because some members were unwell due to altitude sickness.”
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463122
Year 2020
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s ridge from e

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Masayuki Takenaka M 1990 Japan Leader Nara, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Masahiko Taira M 1979 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Saori Tatsuno F 1976 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.