Leonpo Gang | 1982 E Ridge

A Japan expedition to Leonpo Gang in 1982 via E Ridge, led by Koji Kato. Summit reached on 3rd May 1982. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1692
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	E Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Japan
Leaders	Koji Kato
Sponsor	Nepal-Tokai University Himalayan Expedition 1982
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	3rd,4th
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1982-03-30
Summit Date	1982-05-03
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	34
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	6979
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	1
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(30/03,4200m),C1(05/04,4700m),C2(12/04,5370m),C3(21/04,6100m),C4(25/04,6700m),Smt(03,07/05)
Route Notes	Route E Ridge = same route as 1962 expedition. Route is easy but very long and BC and C3 all glacier. C3 delayed by daily snowfall in afternoon of 30-50 cm/day. Several members sick so others had to carry loads for them as well.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2447750
Year	1982
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	16160
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Member ID	02
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Yoshitsugu
Last Name	Deriha
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation	Non-teaching staff member of Tokai University
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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)	6979
Summit Date 1	1982-05-07
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	4
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	2434292
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yoshitsugu deriha
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	16161
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Member ID	03
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Takeshi
Last Name	Fukudome
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Hiroshima, Japan
Occupation	Test driver and quality engineer for Matsuda car factory
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2432903
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takeshi fukudome
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16162
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Member ID	01
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Koji
Last Name	Kato
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Leader
Residence	Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation	Civil engineer
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)	6979
Summit Date 1	1982-05-03
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	2431989
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	koji kato
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	16163
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Member ID	04
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Takashi
Last Name	Kurokawa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	University student of journalism
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)	6979
Summit Date 1	1982-05-07
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	4
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	2434922
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takashi kurokawa
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16164
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Member ID	05
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Takeshi
Last Name	Nakamura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation	Department store assistant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430419
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	takeshi nakamura
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16165
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Member ID	06
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Kyoozi
Last Name	Shinbort
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Department store assistant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434044
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kyoozi shinbort
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16166
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Member ID	07
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Hiroshi
Last Name	Yamaguchi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	University student of electrical engineering
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)	6979
Summit Date 1	1982-05-07
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	4
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	2434913
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hiroshi yamaguchi
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	16167
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Member ID	08
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	27
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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	4
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	16168
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Member ID	10
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Ghat, 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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-1946
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	16169
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Member ID	09
Peak ID	LEON
Year	1982
Season	1
First Name	Norbu Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	25
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)	6979
Summit Date 1	1982-05-03
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	-42
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	norbu jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1982
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Yoshitsugu Deriha	M	1958	Japan	Deputy Leader	Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan	Non-teaching staff member of Tokai University	Details Other expeditions
Takeshi Fukudome	M	1954	Japan	Climber	Hiroshima, Japan	Test driver and quality engineer for Matsuda car factory	Details Other expeditions
Koji Kato	M	1951	Japan	Leader	Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Takashi Kurokawa	M	1959	Japan	Climber	Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan	University student of journalism	Details Other expeditions
Takeshi Nakamura	M	1947	Japan	Exp Doctor	Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan	Department store assistant	Details Other expeditions
Kyoozi Shinbort	M	1957	Japan	Climber	Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan	Department store assistant	Details Other expeditions
Hiroshi Yamaguchi	M	1959	Japan	Climber	Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan	University student of electrical engineering	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Norbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Temba Sherpa	M	1950	Nepal	H-A Worker	Ghat, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Norbu Jangbu Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	1972
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Reference ID	01
Year	1982
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Guha, Kamal K.
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1983
Language	-
Citation	57:234 (1983)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3996
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Reference ID	02
Year	1982
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1982
Language	-
Citation	86:11 (Jul 1982)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6664
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Reference ID	03
Year	1982
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1983
Language	Japanese w/English summary
Citation	95:198 (1983)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6948
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Reference ID	04
Year	1982
Type	3
Journal	IWA
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1983
Language	Japanese
Citation	95:39-40 (1983)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12742
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	LEON82101
Reference ID	05
Year	1982
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198323402/Asia-Nepal-Longpo-Gang-or-Big-White-Peak
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
LEON82101	AAJ	Guha, Kamal K.	-	-	57:234 (1983)	-
LEON82101	MM	-	-	-	86:11 (Jul 1982)	-
LEON82101	IWA	-	-	-	95:198 (1983)	-
LEON82101	IWA	-	-	-	95:39-40 (1983)	-
LEON82101	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198323402/Asia-Nepal-Longpo-Gang-or-Big-White-Peak	-	-	-