Leonpo Gang | 1958 E Ridge from SE (recon)

A Japan expedition to Leonpo Gang in 1958 via E Ridge from SE (recon), led by Kyuya Fukata. Summit reached on 10th May 1958. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2913
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LEON58101
Peak ID LEON
Year 1958
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Ridge from SE (recon)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kyuya Fukata
Sponsor Artist's Alpine Club
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 Kathmandu->Balephi Khola
Basecamp Date 1958-04-27
Summit Date 1958-05-10
Summit Time -
Summit Days 13
Total Days 26
Termination Date 1958-05-23
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes No real attempt made due to difficulty of route
High Point (m) 4900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Recon Phurbi Chhyachu (PHUR-581-01)
Campsites BC(27/04,3960m),C1(04/05),C2(08/05),C3(10/05,4900m),xxx
Route Notes Sherpas (names from literature): Pasang Phutar Lhakpa Tensing (#218, born 1928) Dawa Tondup (#49, born 1907)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2438967
Year 1958
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e ridge from se (recon)

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kyuya Fukata M - Japan Leader Japan Writer Details Other expeditions
Kazuyoshi Kohara M - Japan Climber Omachi, Nagano, Japan Physician and chief of health center Details Other expeditions
Takehide Kazami M - Japan Climber Japan Photographer Details Other expeditions
Yuichiro Yamakawa M - Japan Climber - Artist Details Other expeditions
Pasang Phutar Sherpa M 1927 Nepal H-A Worker Namche Bazar, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa M 1928 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Thondup (Da Thondup) Sherpa M 1907 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LEON58101 HJ Fukata, Kyuya Wandering in the Himalayas - 22:103-112 (1959-60) -
LEON58101 AAJ Fukata, Kyuya From Jugal Himal to Langtang Himal - 33:245-246 (1959) -
LEON58101 - Kurz, Marcel Chronique Himalayenne (Supplement) Fondation Suisse Pour Explorations Alpines, Zurich 480-482 -
LEON58101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195924300/Japanese-Alpinists-in-the-Himalaya - - -
LEON58101 - - https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/22/12/wandering-in-the-himalayas/ - - -