Kusum Kanguru | 1979 SE Face-NE Smt

A Japan expedition to Kusum Kanguru in 1979 via SE Face-NE Smt, led by Ken Kanazawa. Summit reached on 21st October 1979. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2895
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KUSU79303
Peak ID KUSU
Year 1979
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SE Face-NE Smt
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Ken Kanazawa
Sponsor Japanese Workers Alpine Federation Takamatsu
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 1979-10-09
Summit Date 1979-10-21
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 12
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 2
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 6350
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
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(09/10,4575m),Biv1(20/10,5400m),Biv2(21/10,6200m),NE-Smt(21/10)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2446777
Year 1979
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) se face-ne smt

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ken Kanazawa M 1945 Japan Leader Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan Dentist Details Other expeditions
Masanori Miyano M 1948 Japan Leader Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan Dental technician Details Other expeditions
Hideaki Naoi M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Hajme Uematsu M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Tomoo Toyoda M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KUSU79303 AAJ - - - 53:612-613 (1980) -
KUSU79303 MM - - - 71:14 (Jan 1980) -
KUSU79303 IWA - - - 74:151 (1980) -
KUSU79303 IWA - - - 74:35 (1980) -
KUSU79303 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198061200/Asia-Nepal-Kusum-Kangguru-South-Face - - -