Langtang Lirung | 1959 SE side

A Japan expedition to Langtang Lirung in 1959 via SE side, led by Tetsuo Yamada. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2909
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LANG59301
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1959
Season	3
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Tetsuo Yamada
Sponsor	Iida University Alpine Club Langtang Himal Expedition
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	-
Summit Date	-
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	12
Termination Notes	Did not attempt due to lack of feasible route
High Point (m)	5800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
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	Climbed Shalbachum (SHAL-593-01)
Campsites	BC(3850m),xxx
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	SHAL59301
Checksum	2634
Year	1959
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se side

Members

Field	Value
ID	22174
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG59301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Tetsuo
Last Name	Yamada
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-145
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tetsuo yamada
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	22175
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG59301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Sadao (Setsuo)
Last Name	Hojo
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-145
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sadao (setsuo) hojo
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	22176
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG59301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Tetsuro
Last Name	Terahata
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-145
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tetsuro terahata
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26404
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG59301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Hitoshi
Last Name	Arai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1933
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2425149
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hitoshi arai
Year of Birth	1933
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	26
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26405
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG59301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Wataru
Last Name	Kasai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-145
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wataru kasai
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	26406
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG59301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1959
Season	3
First Name	Nobuyuki
Last Name	Matsushima
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-145
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nobuyuki matsushima
Year of Birth	-
Year	1959
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tetsuo Yamada	M	-	Japan	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Sadao (Setsuo) Hojo	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Tetsuro Terahata	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Hitoshi Arai	M	1933	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Wataru Kasai	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Nobuyuki Matsushima	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8382
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LANG59301
Reference ID	01
Year	1959
Type	2
Journal	JAC
Author	Yamada, Tetsuo
Title	Langtang Himal, 1959
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1960
Language	Japanese
Citation	55:70-95 (1960)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LANG59301	JAC	Yamada, Tetsuo	Langtang Himal, 1959	-	55:70-95 (1960)	-