Langtang Ri | 1981 SW Ridge
A Japan expedition to Langtang Ri in 1981 via SW Ridge, led by Hideyuki Uematsu. Summit reached on 10th October 1981. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1806 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LANR81301 |
| Peak ID | LANR |
| Year | 1981 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Hideyuki Uematsu |
| Sponsor | NMA-HAJ Joint Expedition to Mt Langtang Ri 1981 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 1st,2nd |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Nepal |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1981-09-20 |
| Summit Date | 1981-10-10 |
| Summit Time | 1120 |
| Summit Days | 20 |
| Total Days | 24 |
| Termination Date | 1981-10-14 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7205 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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 | True |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(20/09,4940m),C1(22/09,5550m),C2(30/09,6450m),C3(03/10,6630m),Smt(10-11/10) |
| Route Notes | Yamada & Uematsu - 22 Oct 81 BC 4940m 20 Sept C1 5500m 22 Sept C2 6450m 30 Sept right after big storm C3 6630m 3 Oct Summit 10 Oct by Yamada, Wakao, Nasu and Ang Rinji Sherpa Summit 11 Oct by Iizawa and Nakaoka Route was South Ridge; sharp snow ridge C2 to top so little difficult; this route the least difficult on the mountain. Avalanches not problem, but lot of snow in big storm at end of of Sept: at C1 8 members had 1.5m snow and busy shovelling it away. After C3 established, all down to BC for rest 2-3 days, then up to summit. 10 Oct first summit attempt. Oxygen never used. No accidents, frostbite or illness. Route really not so difficult, but needs fixed rope. Sharma, Tourism - 18 Oct 81 Langtang Ri 7239m opened this May Virgin peak; its expedition led Hideyuki Uematasu Summit reached from SW Ridge Oct 10 and 11 by 6 people total 1st man to step on summit at 11:20 am 10 Oct was: Ang Rinzi Sherpa, 27, representative of NMA Next: Noburu Yamada, 1950, Numata, Gunma Makihiro Wakao, 1949, Nagano Soichi Nasu, 1952, Nagai, Yamagata Japanese and Nepalese flags and photos of TM's Left C3 (6630m established on 30 Oct) in morning; stayed on top 40 minutes, took photos; returned to C3 same day. Oct 11 summiters were: Minoru Iizawa, 1950, Nagai, Yamagata Isashi Nakaoka, 1949, Sakai, Ibaragi Meiji Returned to C3 same day Oct 14 leaving BC, according to LO letter that morning; arrive KTM after 4-5 days. Wakao & Kikuchi - 11 Aug 81 Route= SW Ridge Langtang Ri never attempted before; at border, are of Nepalese highest unclimbed peaks 2nd Japanese member arrived KTM 22 Aug and other 4 arrived 31 Aug 3 Nepalese members Leave KTM about 10 Sept Trisuli Bazaar to Trisuli River to Langtang Khola to Langtang Glacier BC 5100m on Langtang Glacier Route to col at 5760m end of Chusundo Peak (6508m) to Tilman's Col C1 at Tilman's Col 5670m col Thence along SW Ridge with 2 more camps C3 at about 6800m Arrive BC 21-22 Sept Summit about 15-20 Oct Wakao did recce to Tilman's Col a month ago and says route looks easy 1 HA porter Oxygen for medical |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2447544 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minoru Iizawa | M | 1950 | Japan | Deputy Leader | Nagai, Yamagata, Japan | Nagai City official | Details Other expeditions |
| Soichi Nasu | M | 1952 | Japan | Climber | Nagai, Yamagata, Japan | Nagai City official | Details Other expeditions |
| Hideyuki Uematsu | M | 1939 | Japan | Leader | Nagai, Yamagata, Japan | Public official of Yamagata prefecture | Details Other expeditions |
| Makihiro Wakao | M | 1949 | Japan | Climber | Tatsuno, Nagano, Japan | Heavy industrial machine operator | Details Other expeditions |
| Noboru Yamada | M | 1950 | Japan | Climbing Leader | Numata, Gunma, Japan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Masaaki Yuki | M | 1952 | Japan | Exp Doctor | Yamagata-shi, Yamagata, Japan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Isashi Nakaoka | M | - | Japan | Climber | Sakai, Ibaragi, Japan | Meiji University staff member | Details Other expeditions |
| Sange Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Climber | Chaurikharka, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Rita Sherpa | F | - | Nepal | Climber | Chaurikharka, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Rinji Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Climber | Chaurikharka, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Gyaltsen Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Sirdar | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
7 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANR81301 | AAJ | Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 56:223 (1982) | - |
| LANR81301 | MM | - | - | - | 83:10 (Jan 1982) | - |
| LANR81301 | JAC | Uematsu, Hideyuki | First Ascent of Langtang Ri in 1981 | - | 77:9-10 (1982) | - |
| LANR81301 | JAC | Uematsu, Hideyuki | First Ascent of Langtang Ri in 1981 | - | 77:33-38 (1982) | - |
| LANR81301 | IWA | - | - | - | 88:188 (1982) | - |
| LANR81301 | IWA | - | - | - | 88:45 (1982) | - |
| LANR81301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198222301/Asia-Nepal-Langtang-Ri | - | - | - |