Langtang Ri | 1987 SW Ridge
A Japan expedition to Langtang Ri in 1987 via SW Ridge, led by Katsuyuki Fukuzawa. Summit reached on 17th April 1987. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 271 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | LANR87101 |
| Peak ID | LANR |
| Year | 1987 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | SW Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Leaders | Katsuyuki Fukuzawa |
| Sponsor | Nepalese-Japanese Joint Langtang Ri Expedition 1987 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 4th,5th |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | Langtang Khola |
| Basecamp Date | 1987-03-23 |
| Summit Date | 1987-04-17 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 25 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 7205 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 2300 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| 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(23/03,4950m),C1(28/03,5670m),C2(02/04,6100m),C3(05/04,6670m),Smt(17-18/04) |
| Route Notes | BC at Langtang Glacier halfway between Dragnarpo Ri and Goldum Peaks C1 at snow plateau between 2 cols C2 on SW Ridge 800m above Tilman's Col C3 on SW Ridge. Used fixed rope only last part to C2 below Tilman's Col where was hanging glacier and from Col to C2 to C3 difficult knife-edge ice ridge and here all fixed rope. From C3 to summit 600m fixed rope. Total 2300m rope fixed. After C3 had one week bad weather. 1st summit party left BC 14th April and 2nd attack party next day. Much deep snow this spring even in BC area, where 2 years ago there was none when Fukuzawa did recced-route from BC included crossing a col down to snow plateau and up again to Tilman Col. Any other route very difficult and have hanging glaciers threatening them. |
| Accidents | Yaguchi left BC Apr 10 with stomach trouble; same time Ang Kami also left BC sick |
| Achievement | 1st spring attempt succeeded |
| Agency | Ama Dablam Trekking |
| Commercial Route | - |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2449565 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | sw ridge |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajiwa Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker/Climber | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Katsuyuki Fukuzawa | M | 1940 | Japan | Leader | Hotaka Minakiazumi, Nagano, Japan | Owner, guesthouse | Details Other expeditions |
| Yuzo Ichinose | M | 1952 | Japan | Climber | Hotaka Minakiazumi, Nagano, Japan | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Keiji Maruyamo | M | 1951 | Japan | Climber | Toyoshima Minamiazumi, Nagano, Japan | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Wangchu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker/Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Katsuyoshi Yaguchi | M | 1954 | Japan | Climber | Ikeda, Nagano, Japan | Electronics engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Daizo Yamamoto | M | 1944 | Japan | Climber | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | President, water pump manufacturing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Mitsuru Yamamoto | M | 1957 | Japan | Climber | Sakae Kamiichi, Toyama, Japan | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANR87101 | AAJ | Cheney, Michael J. & Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 62:213 (1988) | - |
| LANR87101 | MM | - | - | - | 116:10 (Jul 1987) | - |
| LANR87101 | IWA | - | - | - | :279 (1988) | - |
| LANR87101 | IWA | - | - | - | :68 (1988) | - |
| LANR87101 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198821301/Asia-Nepal-Langtang-Ri | - | - | - |