Kangchenjunga South | 1984 W Face-S Smt

A Japan expedition to Kangchenjunga South in 1984 via W Face-S Smt, led by Katsuhiko Kano. Summit reached on 18th May 1984. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2875
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KANS84101
Peak ID	KANS
Year	1984
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	W Face-S Smt
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Katsuhiko Kano
Sponsor	Nepal-Japan Kangchenjunga Expedition 1984
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	2nd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Nepal
Approach	Hile->Taplejung->Yalung Glacier
Basecamp Date	1984-03-07
Summit Date	1984-05-18
Summit Time	0730
Summit Days	72
Total Days	76
Termination Date	1984-05-22
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8476
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Kangchengunga Main (KANG-841-01) and Central (KANC-841-01); permit for Yalung Kang (YALU-841-01)
Campsites	BC(07/03,5500m),C1(20/03,6150m),C2(25/03,6600m),C3.ABC(13/04,7200m),C4.S(29/04,7800m),C5.S(07/05,8300m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	True
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	KANG84101
Checksum	2448408
Year	1984
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	w face-s smt

Members

Field	Value
ID	23748
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANS84101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KANS
Year	1984
Season	1
First Name	Katsuhiko
Last Name	Kano
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Nagoya, Japan
Occupation	Anthropologist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2428638
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	katsuhiko kano
Year of Birth	1942
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23749
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANS84101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KANS
Year	1984
Season	1
First Name	Toichiro
Last Name	Mitani
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Marugame, Kagawa, Japan
Occupation	Insurance company clerk
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)	8476
Summit Date 1	1984-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	2433525
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	toichiro mitani
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23750
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANS84101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KANS
Year	1984
Season	1
First Name	Tsuneo
Last Name	Shigehiro
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
Occupation	Sporting goods salesman
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)	8476
Summit Date 1	1984-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	2430441
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tsuneo shigehiro
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23751
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANS84101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KANS
Year	1984
Season	1
First Name	Satoshi (Seishi)
Last Name	Wada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kashiwabara, Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Office worker
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)	8476
Summit Date 1	1984-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	2431180
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	satoshi (seishi) wada
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23752
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KANS84101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KANS
Year	1984
Season	1
First Name	Nima Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Lukla, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
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)	8476
Summit Date 1	1984-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	-2038
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1984
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Katsuhiko Kano	M	1942	Japan	Leader	Nagoya, Japan	Anthropologist	Details Other expeditions
Toichiro Mitani	M	1956	Japan	Climber	Marugame, Kagawa, Japan	Insurance company clerk	Details Other expeditions
Tsuneo Shigehiro	M	1947	Japan	Climber	Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan	Sporting goods salesman	Details Other expeditions
Satoshi (Seishi) Wada	M	1949	Japan	Climber	Kashiwabara, Osaka, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Nima Temba Sherpa	M	1956	Nepal	Climber	Lukla, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.