Langtang Lirung | 1988 SE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Langtang Lirung in 1988 via SE Ridge, led by Akitsugu Nishimura. Summit reached on 11th December 1988. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	101
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1988
Season	4
Host Country	1
Route 1	SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Akitsugu Nishimura
Sponsor	Japan Kumamoto Star & Storm Climbing Club Winter Expedition 1988
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	9th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Langtang Khola
Basecamp Date	1988-11-24
Summit Date	1988-12-11
Summit Time	1420
Summit Days	17
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7227
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	2000
Total Members	5
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(24/11,4000m),C1(01/12,4900m),C2(04/12,5600m),C3(07/12,6200m),Smt(11/12)
Route Notes	BC at Lirung Glacier. Rock ridge grade 4 difficulty; snow ridge above C3 knife ridge and more difficult. Summit party started from C3 at 6:00 am. Nage got altitude sickness and turned back at 6500m while others went on top at 2:30 pm; no ropes fixed above C3. 2000m rope fixed between BC and C3. No other summit bid because other members not so strong. Climbers unable to manage difficulty above C2.
Accidents	Noge altitude sickness but quickly recovered by descending
Achievement	1st Japanese ascent in winter
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2450170
Year	1988
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	16009
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1988
Season	4
First Name	Akitsugu
Last Name	Nishimura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Matsubase, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation	Engineer
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)	7227
Summit Date 1	1988-12-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1420
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	9
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	2431484
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	akitsugu nishimura
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	16010
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1988
Season	4
First Name	Yoshiaki
Last Name	Noge
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climbing Leader
Residence	Nishigouchi, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation	Computer engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	6500
Summit Date 1	1988-12-11
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	4
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2436614
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yoshiaki noge
Year of Birth	1964
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	16011
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1988
Season	4
First Name	Yukio
Last Name	Sakata
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kawathi, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation	Tea factory worker
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430141
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yukio sakata
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16012
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1988
Season	4
First Name	Hiroshi
Last Name	Takagi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation	Worker, clothing factory
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433443
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroshi takagi
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16013
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1988
Season	4
First Name	Shinichi
Last Name	Takeshita
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation	Worker, pharmaceutical factory
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	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431621
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shinichi takeshita
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16014
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1988
Season	4
First Name	Ang Kazi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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)	7227
Summit Date 1	1988-12-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1420
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	9
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	-168
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang kazi sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	16015
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LANG
Year	1988
Season	4
First Name	Panima (Pa Nima)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Solu Salong, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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)	7227
Summit Date 1	1988-12-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1420
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	9
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	-2119
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	panima (pa nima) sherpa
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1988
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

7 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Akitsugu Nishimura	M	1950	Japan	Leader	Matsubase, Kumamoto, Japan	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Yoshiaki Noge	M	1964	Japan	Climbing Leader	Nishigouchi, Kumamoto, Japan	Computer engineer	Details Other expeditions
Yukio Sakata	M	1947	Japan	Climber	Kawathi, Kumamoto, Japan	Tea factory worker	Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Takagi	M	1956	Japan	Climber	Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, Japan	Worker, clothing factory	Details Other expeditions
Shinichi Takeshita	M	1951	Japan	Climber	Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, Japan	Worker, pharmaceutical factory	Details Other expeditions
Ang Kazi Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Panima (Pa Nima) Sherpa	M	1951	Nepal	H-A Worker	Solu Salong, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2153
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Reference ID	01
Year	1988
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	63:209 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4471
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Reference ID	02
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	-
Citation	127:13 (May 1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6713
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Reference ID	03
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	6868
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Reference ID	04
Year	1988
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1989
Language	Japanese
Citation	:72 (1989)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12087
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LANG88401
Reference ID	05
Year	1988
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198920905/Asia-Nepal-Langtang-Lirung-Winter-Ascent
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LANG88401	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	63:209 (1989)	-
LANG88401	MM	-	-	-	127:13 (May 1989)	-
LANG88401	IWA	-	-	-	:274 (1989)	-
LANG88401	IWA	-	-	-	:72 (1989)	-
LANG88401	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198920905/Asia-Nepal-Langtang-Lirung-Winter-Ascent	-	-	-