Leonpo Gang | 1961 E Ridge

A Japan expedition to Leonpo Gang in 1961 via E Ridge, led by Tokujiro Kajimoto. Summit reached on 13th May 1961. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2915
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LEON61101
Peak ID LEON
Year 1961
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 E Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Tokujiro Kajimoto
Sponsor All Japan Mountaineering Association Himalayan Expedition
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 -
Basecamp Date 1961-04-15
Summit Date 1961-05-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 28
Total Days 39
Termination Date 1961-05-24
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7050m due to bad weather and shortage of food in high camps
High Point (m) 7050
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 6
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 13
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 Climbed Leonpo Gang East (LEOE-611-01) and Gumasi Peak (May 13 by Nomura, Yamada, 2 Sherpas)
Campsites BC(15/04,4200m),C1(17/04,4400m),C2(19/04,4900m),C3(24/04,5400m),C4(27/04,5800m),C5(30/04,6100m),C6(10/05,6700m),Biv(12/05,6990m),xxx(13/05,7050m)
Route Notes Gumasi Peak climbed on May 13 by Nomura, Yamada Tshering Tarke Sherpa and "Ira" Tshering Sherpa (Ira is Japanese phonetic spelling).
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route -
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2440069
Year 1961
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) e ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tokujiro Kajimoto M - Japan Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Mitsuru Nakano M 1925 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Tetsuya Nomura M 1927 Japan Climber Fujidera, Osaka, Japan Lecturer in sociology Details Other expeditions
Nobuo Akayama M 1927 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Hiroharu Bamba M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jyuntaro Koizumi M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Takayasu Yamada M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Keiji Hamada M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Tadashi Morita M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Yoshito Tsukazaki M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Tetsutaro Shigeno M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Masahide Nozawa M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Makoto Takagi M - Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Phutar Sherpa M 1910 Nepal Sirdar Namche Bazar, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
LEON61101 AAJ - - - 36:270 (1962) -
LEON61101 JAC Kajimoto, Tokujiro Jugal Himal 1961 - 57:15-17 (1962) -
LEON61101 JAC Kajimoto, Tokujiro Jugal Himal 1961 - 57:116-130 (1962) -
LEON61101 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196227002/Asia-Nepal-Langpo-Gang-Jugal-Himal - - -