Langtang Ri | 1971 SW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Langtang Ri in 1971 via SW Ridge, led by Masahiko Kaji. Summit reached on 12th October 1971. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8634
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LANR71301
Peak ID LANR
Year 1971
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Masahiko Kaji
Sponsor -
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 Trisuli Bazar->Langtang Valley->Langtang Glacier->Tilman's Col
Basecamp Date 1971-10-04
Summit Date 1971-10-12
Summit Time -
Summit Days 8
Total Days 14
Termination Date 1971-10-18
Termination Reason 8
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6000m due to malfunctioning kerosene stoves
High Point (m) 6000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(10/04,4800m),C1(5000m),C2(10/11,5600m),C3(10/12,6000m),xxx(6000m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2443883
Year 1971
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Unknown
Route (lowercase) sw ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Masahiko Kaji M 1950 Japan Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Masatoshi Sato M 1940 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Kazuo Yamada M 1946 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LANR71301 JAC Kaji, Masahiko Langtang Himal 1971 - 67:18-19 (1972) -
LANR71301 JAC - Langtang Himal 1971 - 67:123-128 (1972) -