Kwangde | 1982 NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Kwangde in 1982 via NE Ridge, led by Shinya Ikuta. Summit reached on 8th January 1983. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3239
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	KWAN82402
Peak ID	KWAN
Year	1982
Season	4
Host Country	1
Route 1	NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Shinya Ikuta
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	5th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1982-12-23
Summit Date	1983-01-08
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	16
Total Days	20
Termination Date	1983-01-12
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6186
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	5
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(23/12,4300m),C1(28/12),C2(04/01),Smt(08/01)
Route Notes	From Iwa-to-Yuki (1984) Kwande (Kongde Ri, 6187m) *The 5-man Kumamoto Pref. party of Japan, led by Shin'ya Ikuta(31), climbed by NE Ridge. BC (4300m) was made on Dec 23. C1 on 28th, C2 on Jan 4 were made. Ropes were fixed on the head wall. Yasuyuki Nishimoto (31), Kenji Fujita (33), and Yozo Yokovama (29) set out BC on 7th and bivouaced at 5800m. Leader Ikuta and Masaru Mizukami (27) regained C2 on the same day. On 8th all the five members reached the top. Descent required a bivouac at 6000m, and they returned to BC on 11th. (Sherpaless climb.)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2447955
Year	1982
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	23692
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KWAN82402
Member ID	01
Peak ID	KWAN
Year	1982
Season	4
First Name	Shinya
Last Name	Ikuta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
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)	6186
Summit Date 1	1983-01-08
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	5
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-48
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shinya ikuta
Year of Birth	-
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	23693
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KWAN82402
Member ID	04
Peak ID	KWAN
Year	1982
Season	4
First Name	Yasuyuki
Last Name	Nishimoto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	6186
Summit Date 1	1983-01-08
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	5
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-48
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yasuyuki nishimoto
Year of Birth	-
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23694
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KWAN82402
Member ID	02
Peak ID	KWAN
Year	1982
Season	4
First Name	Kenji
Last Name	Fujita
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	6186
Summit Date 1	1983-01-08
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	5
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-48
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenji fujita
Year of Birth	-
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23695
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KWAN82402
Member ID	05
Peak ID	KWAN
Year	1982
Season	4
First Name	Yozo
Last Name	Yokoyama
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	6186
Summit Date 1	1983-01-08
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	5
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-48
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yozo yokoyama
Year of Birth	-
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	23696
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	KWAN82402
Member ID	03
Peak ID	KWAN
Year	1982
Season	4
First Name	Masaru
Last Name	Mizukami
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	6186
Summit Date 1	1983-01-08
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	5
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-48
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	masaru mizukami
Year of Birth	-
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Shinya Ikuta	M	-	Japan	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Yasuyuki Nishimoto	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Kenji Fujita	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Yozo Yokoyama	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Masaru Mizukami	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2051
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KWAN82402
Reference ID	01
Year	1982
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1984
Language	-
Citation	58:242 (1984)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6643
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KWAN82402
Reference ID	02
Year	1982
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1984
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	105:200 (1984)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6944
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KWAN82402
Reference ID	03
Year	1982
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1984
Language	Japanese
Citation	105:38 (1984)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12801
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	KWAN82402
Reference ID	04
Year	1982
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198424202/Asia-Nepal-Kusum-Kanguru-East-Northeast-Ridge
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
KWAN82402	AAJ	-	-	-	58:242 (1984)	-
KWAN82402	IWA	-	-	-	105:200 (1984)	-
KWAN82402	IWA	-	-	-	105:38 (1984)	-
KWAN82402	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198424202/Asia-Nepal-Kusum-Kanguru-East-Northeast-Ridge	-	-	-