Kangchenjunga | 1988 SW Face

A Japan expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1988 via SW Face, led by Masaaki Fukushima. Summit reached on 17th October 1988. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	883
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1988
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Masaaki Fukushima
Sponsor	Himalaya Dojin Kangchenjunga Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	26th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1988-09-15
Summit Date	1988-10-17
Summit Time	1010
Summit Days	32
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8586
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(15/09,5500m),C1(26/09,6170m),C2(29/09,6830m),C3(01/10,7200m),C4(11/10,7800m),C5(12/10,8200m),Smt(17/10)
Route Notes	BC at normal site C3 at Great Shelf. 13th Oct 1st summit bid but route chosen led to very difficult rock at 8350m; Unno and Fukushima returned to C5 and next day to C3. 16th Oct Unno and Nima Temba to C5; Fukushima not up again because only 3 bottles oxygen in C5 now. 17th Oct started at 5:20 am, arrived top 10:10 am in fine weather, light wind; descended to C3 on 17th at 5:00 pm and to BC 18th. Climb finished. Miss Kamura to C1 only: "tired." From 15 to 26 Sept spent time in bad weather and trying different routes, 1 to 11 Oct, BC rest.
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2449980
Year	1988
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	sw face

Members

Field	Value
ID	15111
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Masaaki
Last Name	Fukushima
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Computer programmer
Leader	True
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)	8350
Summit Date 1	1988-10-13
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	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2431482
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masaaki fukushima
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	15112
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Ky
Last Name	Komura
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Yokohama, Japan
Occupation	College student
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)	6170
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	Only to C1 (tired)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2436518
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ky komura
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15113
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Masayuki
Last Name	Unno
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Designer
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)	8586
Summit Date 1	1988-10-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1010
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	26
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	2435698
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masayuki unno
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15114
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANG
Year	1988
Season	3
First Name	Nima Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lukla, Khumbu
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)	8586
Summit Date 1	1988-10-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1010
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	26
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	2nd ascent of Kangchenjunga
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2122
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Masaaki Fukushima	M	1950	Japan	Leader	Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan	Computer programmer	Details Other expeditions
Ky Komura	F	1964	Japan	Climber	Yokohama, Japan	College student	Details Other expeditions
Masayuki Unno	M	1962	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Designer	Details Other expeditions
Nima Temba Sherpa	M	1956	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lukla, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	427
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Reference ID	01
Year	1988
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	63:188 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4444
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Reference ID	02
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	125:12 (Jan 1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6708
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Reference ID	03
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	:274 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6867
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Reference ID	04
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	Japanese
Citation	:57 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7229
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Reference ID	05
Year	1988
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Himalaya Dojin Kantsch Expedition
Title	Kangchenjunga 8586m
Publisher	The expedition, Kanagana
Publication Date	1989
Language	Japanese
Citation	-
Yak 94	jH57
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12084
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KANG88301
Reference ID	06
Year	1988
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198918801/Asia-Nepal-Kangchenjunga-Southwest-Face
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KANG88301	AAJ	-	-	-	63:188 (1989)	-
KANG88301	MM	-	-	-	125:12 (Jan 1989)	-
KANG88301	IWA	-	-	-	:274 (1989)	-
KANG88301	IWA	-	-	-	:57 (1989)	-
KANG88301	-	Himalaya Dojin Kantsch Expedition	Kangchenjunga 8586m	The expedition, Kanagana	-	jH57
KANG88301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198918801/Asia-Nepal-Kangchenjunga-Southwest-Face	-	-	-