Leonpo Gang East | 1961 SW Ridge

A Japan expedition to Leonpo Gang East in 1961 via SW Ridge, led by Tokujiro Kajimoto. Summit reached on 11th May 1961. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2811
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LEOE61101
Peak ID	LEOE
Year	1961
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	SW Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Tokujiro Kajimoto
Sponsor	All Japan Mountaineering Association Himalayan Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	3rd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1961-04-15
Summit Date	1961-05-11
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	26
Total Days	39
Termination Date	1961-05-24
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6733
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
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	Climbed Gumasi Peak; recon Leonpo Gang (LEON-611-01)
Campsites	BC(15/04,4200m),C1(17/04,4400m),C2(19/04,4900m),C3(24/04,5400m),C4(27/04,5800m),Smt(11/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	True
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	LEON61101
Checksum	2440067
Year	1961
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	sw ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	22239
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEOE61101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LEOE
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Tokujiro
Last Name	Kajimoto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
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)	6733
Summit Date 1	1961-05-11
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	3
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	-22
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tokujiro kajimoto
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	26523
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEOE61101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LEOE
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Hiroharu
Last Name	Bamba
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
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)	6733
Summit Date 1	1961-05-11
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	3
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	-22
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroharu bamba
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26524
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEOE61101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LEOE
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Ang Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khunde, Khumbu
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)	6733
Summit Date 1	1961-05-11
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	3
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	HC #141
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	141
Checksum	-22
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26525
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEOE61101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LEOE
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	Ang Gyaltsen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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)	6733
Summit Date 1	1961-05-11
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	3
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	-22
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang gyaltsen sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26526
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEOE61101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LEOE
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	-
Last Name	Unknown
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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	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)	6733
Summit Date 1	1961-05-11
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	3
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	-22
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	unknown
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	26527
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEOE61101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LEOE
Year	1961
Season	1
First Name	-
Last Name	Unknown
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
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	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)	6733
Summit Date 1	1961-05-11
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	3
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	-22
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	unknown
Year of Birth	-
Year	1961
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tokujiro Kajimoto	M	-	Japan	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Hiroharu Bamba	M	-	Japan	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khunde, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Gyaltsen Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Unknown	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Unknown	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.