Kangtega | 1988 SE Face

A Japan expedition to Kangtega in 1988 via SE Face, led by Koji Murakami. Summit reached on 13th April 1988. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	82
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KTEG88101
Peak ID	KTEG
Year	1988
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Face
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Koji Murakami
Sponsor	Orio Alpine Club Kang-Taiga Expedition 1988
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	1988-04-06
Summit Date	1988-04-13
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	7
Total Days	12
Termination Date	1988-04-18
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6100m due to snowfall, avalanching, insufficient equipment in alpine-style attempt
High Point (m)	6100
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
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	BC(06/04,4900m),Biv1(11/04,5200m),Biv2(12/04,5800m),xxx(13/04,6100m)
Route Notes	BC at junction of Hinku Nepal and Hinku Shar Glaciers (porters not going higher) Biv 1 at junction of Hinku Nepal and Kangtega Glaciers Biv 2 in icefall of Kangtega Glacier High point at Kangtega Glacier at near "a" of Kangtega. Climbing started 9th April. 11th April 200m ice climbing and then many big crevasses. Each member carried little equipment in alpine-style and encountered 10m crevasse, so turned back and slept at 5200m, 1st biv site. 12th April bad weather began with daily snowfall, so after 5 days gave up. Big avalanches coming down, climb too dangerous.
Accidents	Maeda bad altitude sickness at BC and did no climbing
Achievement	-
Agency	Dream Trekking
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2449883
Year	1988
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se face

Members

Field	Value
ID	15758
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KTEG88101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KTEG
Year	1988
Season	1
First Name	Hiroyuki
Last Name	Aoki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation	Construction worker (tile fixer)
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	1988-04-13
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	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2435639
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroyuki aoki
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15759
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KTEG88101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KTEG
Year	1988
Season	1
First Name	Akemi
Last Name	Maeda
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation	Housewife
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	True
Injury Date	1988-04-04
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	4800
Death Notes	Lost consciousness from AMS; evacuated to lower village
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2432576
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	akemi maeda
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	15760
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KTEG88101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KTEG
Year	1988
Season	1
First Name	Koji
Last Name	Murakami
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation	Mountain equipment shop owner
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	1988-04-13
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	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	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433160
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	koji murakami
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Hiroyuki Aoki	M	1962	Japan	Climber	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan	Construction worker (tile fixer)	Details Other expeditions
Akemi Maeda	F	1953	Japan	Climber	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Koji Murakami	M	1955	Japan	Leader	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan	Mountain equipment shop owner	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	442
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KTEG88101
Reference ID	01
Year	1988
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Murakami, Koji
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	63:195 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6710
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KTEG88101
Reference ID	02
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	6866
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KTEG88101
Reference ID	03
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	Japanese
Citation	:69 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12120
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KTEG88101
Reference ID	04
Year	1988
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198919501/Asia-Nepal-Kangtega-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KTEG88101	AAJ	Murakami, Koji	-	-	63:195 (1989)	-
KTEG88101	IWA	-	-	-	:274 (1989)	-
KTEG88101	IWA	-	-	-	:69 (1989)	-
KTEG88101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198919501/Asia-Nepal-Kangtega-Attempt	-	-	-