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
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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 - - -